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Ninth Circuit rejects argument that a federal district court may require that notices of appeal be filed electronically in order to be timely
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Opening Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit Maui Vacation Rental Appeal
Today we filed the Opening_Brief (250kb pdf) in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court's dismissal of MVRA's complaint which sought to declare Maui's shut down of...

Emailing is Not E-filing
On February 8th, the Tenth Circuit made it clear that emailing is not the same as efiling. The court dismissed the appeal in Le Williamson v. Deluxe Financial, Case No. 05-3312 even thought the Appellant attempted to email a notice of appeal to the clerk...

SC Supreme Court discusses timeliness of Rule 59 Motion
In USAA Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Clegg, the Supreme Court of South Carolina dealt with a deadline to file a notice of appeal. In essence, the appellant alleged that the respondent?s notice of appeal was untimely because it was filed more than thirty days after written notice of the trial judge?s order...

Reply Brief in Ninth Circuit Maui Vacation Rental Appeal
Today we filed the Reply Brief (925kb pdf) in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court's dismissal of MVRA's complaint which sought to declare Maui's shut down...

Illinois Supreme Court Rule 365 Doesnt Save Notice Of Appeal Improperly Filed In Appellate Court
Here?s another reason to read and re-read the rules. This one involved pro se appellants who tried to appeal a summary judgment entered against them on their counterclaim against a bank...

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