Posts in 2014

Oct 24 Is Your Appeal up to Standards?

Two recent unpublished cases highlight the need to identify the proper standard of review for your appeal. In Curtesy Oil Co., ...

Sep 05 Don't Hold Back

We recently represented the respondent in an appeal to the appellate division of the superior court. When the appellant tried to ...

Apr 08 No Help for Pro Per Appellant

In an unpublished case yesterday from San Diego, In re Marriage of Fields & Cook (D063832), the Court not only reiterated the ...

Apr 02 Ford Faux Pas

Perusal of unpublished cases can be enlightening. Bettenhausen v. Ford Motor Company (C071978) April 1, 2014, shows us it is not ...

Apr 01 Review Your Standard of Review

In People v. Durst, C071233, March 28, 2014, the Third District published a reminder of the importance of the standard of review, ...

Mar 26 Hobby Lobby Lesson

Appellate practitioners can glean an important lesson from yesterday's Hobby Lobby argument: Beware of raising arguments which ...