The appendix requirement of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.220 is not just an afterthought, it’s a necessity. When you are asking the Court to review a non-final order, in particular, the appendix is essential: The appellate court is not sent the record, and is counting on the litigants to provide it with copies of […]
The Eleventh Circuit is continuing to expand its Electronic Records on Appeal program. The latest iteration of the rules explain the requirements for preparing expanded record excerpts for submission with the Appellant’s brief.
Even if you aren’t normally a rules geek, this is the year to order new rules books. On December 1, 2009, a far-reaching shift in time calculation rules goes into effect across all of the Federal rules of procedure. Referred to as the Days are Days approach, the intent is to remove confusion over when […]