Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2015, Volume 28, Number 2
Content
- Masthead
- From the Section Chair
- Table of Contents
- Editor's Foreword This is Not a Eulogy!
- Dutch Treat
- Curious Clerks and the Case of the Yellow Hat
- Where First Amendment Internet Anonymity Rights Collide with Copyright
- The Mysterious World of Civil Litigation Bonds
- Timing Posttrial Motions: Statutory Amendments Freshen the Bait in Traps for the Unwary
- Can Private Attorney General Actions Be Forced Into Arbitration?
- Demystifying Patent Litigation
- New Lawyers Column: Why I Went to Law School and Chose Not to Work in a Firm
- Belated Thanks for Something I Borrowed
- McDermott On Demand: if only:... Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 2015
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Past Editors-in-Chief
Timing Posttrial Motions: Statutory Amendments Freshen the Bait in Traps for the Unwary
By Paul R. Johnson
Paul R. Johnson
What harm could possibly result from getting an extension of time? Plenty, if it keeps you from getting a timely favorable ruling on your postjudgment motion or leads you to miss your appeal deadline. So much is at stake in calculating the deadlines for postjudgment relief that this article is a "must-read" for every trial lawyer. Beware, however, that the discussion of these procedural snares is "like a bottle of fine California Chardonnay — very dry." (Pratt v. Vencor, Inc. (2003) 105 Cal.App. 4th 905, 907 (Pratt).)
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