“Brevity is appreciated.” “A short brief can be very effective.” How many times have you heard appellate judges make statements like this about appellate briefs? While I can most certainly
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Judge Pamela Harris and the Fourth Circuit’s Collaborative Culture
By Beth Scherer on
Yesterday, the Maryland Appellate Blog featured remarks from the Fourth Circuit’s newest federal appellate judge, Pamela Harris, on the Fourth Circuit’s collaborative culture. The remarks from Judge Harris are particularly…
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Judge Eagles (and Mack) Said It Best: Mistakes To Avoid When Filing Any Brief
By Beth Scherer on
While this blog is normally confined to appellate cases and issues, in a recent “text order,” Judge Catherine Eagles of the Middle District of North Carolina fired a warning…
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Professionalism is Paramount
By Patrick M. Kane on
There’s a noteworthy paragraph at the end of an unpublished opinion issued by the Court of Appeals today, Jacokes v. APM Builders, Inc., in which the Court wrote the…
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OMG!! DC Judge’s Benchslap w/r/t Acronyms
By Beth Scherer on
Last week I had to get out my decoder ring. I received a text message from a person 20 years my junior. In a world where dyslexic keypads seem to…
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Is Your Brief As Beautiful On An iPad As It Is On Paper?
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
I relish the warmth of a freshly printed brief and the texture of the bond paper on which it is printed. But your audience–an appellate judge–may well be reading your…
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Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Combine “Statement Of Facts” and “Statement of Case” Into Single Section of the Appellate Brief
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Have you ever written an appellate brief and found yourself struggling to avoid repetition in the separate “statement of the case” and “statement of the facts”? That is no longer…
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A Few “Brief” Points
By Kip D. Nelson on
Judges repeatedly tell us that the brief is our best vehicle to explain our view of the case and why the law is in our client’s favor. Unfortunately, it is…
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Despite “Substantial” Violations of the Rules of Appellate Procedure, Court of Appeals Entertains Appeal of Equitable Distribution Judgment
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Sometimes the North Carolina Court of Appeals encounters an appeal that gives it a case of the Mondays. Hill v. Hill is a case that, according to Judge Steelman,…
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Appellate Rules Committee Publishes Updated Style Manual
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
Picture this: it has been two years since the last time you filed a Petition for Writ of Supersedeas in the Court of Appeals. You generally recall what to do,…
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