Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Aug. 3, 2021
Butting in on appeal
As originally enacted in 1872, CCP Section 387 specified that “any person may, before trial, intervene” which courts interpreted to mean that intervention was not permitted at the appellate stage.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
In its purest form, litigation is an intimate dance for two -- a tango, let's say. Pricilla and Domingo square off, passion boiling in their souls; heartfelt emotion borne not of desire, but driven by anger, recrimination, and a thirst for justice. They circle and then embrace tightly. P and D weave, twist, contort, bend, stretch, strain, push and pull, seeking position, advantage and leverage. Their eyes lock in an intense concentration known only to those thrust into a relationship of un...
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