The concepts of forfeiture and waiver do not seem applicable to what you're talking about. Keep in mind that an appellate court can affirm the...

By whom are you "being told" that you have to do this? If it's the judge, just do it. What someone on this forum thinks of juries' intelligence...

If "we" are two different appellants with the same appeal number, then yes.

Yes. It is not uncommon for an appellate court to offer a party the opportunity to waive oral argument even after the party has requested oral...

Flying a "white power" flag from the back of a pickup would not violate any California law that I know of. Even if it did, the expression would be...

Do you have grounds to ask for a dismissal of what?

I'd say it's a clear sign someone doesn't know the difference between state court and federal court.

Yes, you can argue in an appellate brief that the trial court erred by denying your motion for a new trial.

A motion for attorney fees is not an appeal, so I don't see what the jurisdictional limit on notices of appeal has to do with whether a motion for...

Probably not, especially since the judgment now is final. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(d).) Some lawyers might advise filing a notice of...