California Code of Civil Procedure section 904.1 permits appeals from final judgments, but not from most interlocutory judgments. In the Daily Journal, Alana Rotter explains how to determine whether a judgment is final for appellate purposes and discusses a recent California Court of Appeal decision
Although arbitration is supposed to be an alternative to the judicial system, it can involve numerous trips to court—judges may be asked to decide issues ranging from whether a dispute is arbitrable to whether a final award is valid. Some of the resulting orders are
Amicus support can be a powerful tool when it is deployed effectively. In the Daily Journal, Alana Rotter describes at what stages amici should consider weighing in, the types of arguments that do and don’t belong in an amicus brief, and the governing procedural rules.
Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 18, 2014) Filing a timely notice of appeal is critical: If you miss the deadline, the Court of Appeal will dismiss your appeal without ever considering the merits. In the Daily Journal, Alana Rotter describes how to calculate when a
When a trial court dismisses one cause of action but leaves others intact, the parties have very limited options for immediate appellate review. The Supreme Court has held that the parties cannot create an appealable judgment by dismissing the remaining claims without prejudice while agreeing
Summary adjudication motions have the potential to dramatically narrow a case before trial, but rulings on the motions are not appealable until the end of the case. In an October 22, 2013 Daily Journal article entitled “Appeals, writs and summary judgment,” Alana Rotter discusses the
An order disqualifying an attorney is immediately appealable, and the Court of Appeal reviews such orders rigorously. In a July 9, 2013 Daily Journal article, Alana Rotter discusses two recently-published appellate decisions that reverse disqualification orders based on claimed conflicts of interest, highlighting the value
It’s important to correctly calculate the deadline for filing a federal appeal: File late, and the court will dismiss your appeal without ever reaching the merits. In this article, Alana Rotter discusses how post-trial motions impact the deadline calculations, and describes the cautionary tale of
In a Daily Journal article, Alana Rotter discusses anti-SLAPP practice in the Ninth Circuit and why it may come to an end.
In a Daily Journal article, Alana Rotter reviews the Ninth Circuit’s rules for appealing the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion.
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