If you prepare an appendix instead of having the superior court clerk do so, it will usually make things go quicker to get to briefing but that...

Citing more or different authorities is fine; but if you're citing them to raise a new argument, that's a different issue.

Writ from CA Supreme Court after Petition denied on its face by CA Court of Appeals?

You can file a petition for review in the Supreme Court from a summary denial of a petition for writ of mandate by the Court of Appeal. Although...

Are trial judges informed if their ruling was appealed or reversed on appeal?

The appellate briefs are served on the trial judge. The decision of the court of appeal is filed in the trial court, and usually the trial judge...

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How precise does one have to be when writing the statement of appealability in the opening brief?

Yes, that would be too broad, especially if you're referring to subdivisions (a)(3) through (13) (the ones you mentioned) because those are usually...

As a pro se litigant who filed a 101-page petition for writ of mandate with memo of points and authorities, will it be denied?

You cannot win a petition for writ of mandate by default. (Cal. Civ. Proc. section 1088).

How do you request trial court Writ records to be provided to another trial court location for a hearing? Appeals/Apell clerk?

Can you clarify what you're trying to do? Was your case transferred from one trial court to another in the same courthouse? To another courthouse...

Appeal on federal court decision. All the relevant documents filed will be forwarded by the court to appeals court or not?

I assume your appeal is in the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit's website is extremely helpful. It has links to guides put together by the court,...

I need help with Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandate! (Los Angeles)

You usually have a pretty short period of time to file a petition for writ of administrative mandate to overturn some type of disciplinary...

Does code of civil Procedure 430.41 apply to demurrers and cases pending before January 12, 2016?

Your problem might not be so much with CCP section 430.41, but with CCP section 472, which also went into effect January 1, 2016. If you're going...