Appellate Procedure

The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department is expanding mandatory appellate electronic filing through the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system. Effective January 1, 2020, E-Fi Read More

Effective June 13, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has amended Local Rule 31.2(a)(2), which governs the time to file reply briefs. Under the adopted amendment, a reply brief must be filed wi Read More

The New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department is expanding the categories of appeals that will be subject to mandatory E-Filing. Effective October 1, 2019, electronic filing will become mandatory in all non-Family Co Read More

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department is expanding mandatory electronic filing through the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system. Beginning July 15, 2019, E-Filing will be mandat Read More

The electronic filing service for the California Court of Appeal and Supreme Court is currently in the process of requiring filers to now use TrueFiling 3.0. A schedule of the rollout has been provided below. If you have a Read More

Throughout my fifteen years as appellate counsel in the Pennsylvania office of Counsel Press, a common question arising in Superior Court proceedings is the purpose of the docketing statement. This is a form document sent Read More