Litigation Appellate Courts Committee

Leah SperoChairSpero Law Office 255 Kansas Street, Suite 340San Francisco, CA 94103E-Mail: leah@sperolegal.comPhone: (415) 565-9600 Erin SmithVice Chair Family Violence Appellate Project449 15th Street, Suite 104Oakland CA 94612E-Mail: esmith@fvaplaw.orgPhone: (510) 858-7358 Dean A. Bochner TreasurerHorvitz & Levy LLP3601 W. Olive Ave, 8th FloorBurbank, CA 91505-4681E-Mail: dbochner@horvitzlevy.comPhone: (818) 995-0800 Greg WolffSecretaryCalifornia Appellate Law GroupE-Mail: greg.wolff@calapplaw.com Phone: (415) 613-1086 Glenn Danas Robins Kaplan, LP2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400Los Angeles, CA 90067E-Mail: gdanas@robinskaplan.comPhone: (310) 229-5410 Herb FoxLaw Office of Herb Fox15 W . Carrillo… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. To: Clerk of the Court Attn: Rules Committee Supreme Court of the United States1 First Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20543 From: The Committee on Appellate Courts of the California Lawyer’s Association’s Litigation Section Date: November 29, 2018 Re: Invitation to Comment On Proposed Changes to United States Supreme Court Rules In response to the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will entertain comments on the four proposed changes to its Rules, the Committee on… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. To: Judicial Council of California Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss, Chair Proposition 66 Rules Working Group From: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section Date: November 15, 2018 Re: Invitations to Comment SP 18-21: Appellate Procedure: Appeals from Superior Court Decisions in Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings SP 18-22: Criminal Procedure: Superior Court Procedures for Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings The Committee on Appellate Courts appreciates the Working Group’s efforts to balance the… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. TO: Susan Gelmis, Chief Deputy Clerk, Operations Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals FROM: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section DATE: October 15, 2018 RE: Request for Review and Feedback for New and Revised Ninth Circuit Forms and Videos In response to the Court’s request for review and feedback, the Committee on Appellate Courts offers the following comments on the new and revised forms and videos. PDF Forms: Overall, the instruction pages and… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. TO: Judicial Council of CaliforniaPresiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss, Chair FROM: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section DATE: August 24, 2018 RE: Invitation to Comment SP18-12: Rules and Forms: Qualifications of Counsel for Appointment in Death Penalty Appeals and Habeas Corpus Proceedings SP18-13: Criminal and Appellate Procedure: Superior Court Appointment of Counsel in Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings The Committee on Appellate Courts appreciates the working group’s efforts to balance the mandates… Read more

TO: Judicial Council of California Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss, Chair FROM: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section DATE: August 24, 2018 RE: Invitation to Comment SP18-12: Rules and Forms: Qualifications of Counsel for Appointment in Death Penalty Appeals and Habeas Corpus Proceedings SP18-13: Criminal and Appellate Procedure: Superior Court Appointment of Counsel in Death Penalty–Related Habeas Corpus Proceedings The Committee on Appellate Courts appreciates the working group’s effort to balance the mandates of Proposition 66 with the need to… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. TO: Judicial Council of California, Appellate Advisory Committee FROM: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section DATE: August 1, 2018 RE: Proposed Change to E-Filing Rule of Court 8.77 Clarifying that Documents Received Before Midnight Are Considered "Filed" the Same Day The Committee on Appellate Courts of the California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section writes to propose a change to Rule 8.77. As written, the current rule is vague as to whether an e-filed… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. TO: Proposition 66 Rules Working GroupPresiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss, Chair FROM: Committee on Appellate Courts, Litigation Section DATE: July 19, 2018 RE: Invitation to CommentCriminal and Appellate Procedure: Record Preparation in Death Penalty Cases The Committee on Appellate Courts supports the proposed new rules and amendments to the Rules of Court relating to preparation of the record on appeal in death penalty cases. The Committee notes that the new rules and… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. To: Hon. Louis R. Mauro, Chair Appellate Advisory Committee 455 Golden Gate AvenueSan Francisco, California 94102 From: The Committee on Appellate Courts of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association Date: June 8, 2018 Re: Invitations to Comment - SPR18-03; SPR18-05; SPR18-06 The Committee on Appellate Courts of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association submits the following comments. Finality of Appellate Division Decisions – SPR18-03 The Committee on Appellate… Read more

Download a PDF version of this comment letter. To: Hon. Louis R. Mauro, Chair Appellate Advisory Committee Hon. Jerilyn L. Borack, Cochair Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Cochair Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee 455 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, California 94102 From: The Committee on Appellate Courts of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association Date: June 8, 2018 Re: Settled Statements in Unlimited Civil Cases - SPR18-04 The Committee on Appellate Courts of the Litigation Section of the… Read more