A typical appeal goes through the following steps.
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- Appellant
- Respondent
- Court
STEP 1
APPEALABLE ORDER
- Is entered in the Superior Court
- By the CA Rules of Court
- Before an appeal can start
STEP 2
NOTICE OF APPEAL
- Is filed in the Superior Court
- By the Appellant
- Generally in 60 days but could be up to 180 days
STEP 3
DESIGNATING THE RECORD
- Is submitted to the Superior Court
- By Both Parties
- Deadline is different for each party
STEP 4
ADDITIONAL FILINGS
- Are submitted to the Court of Appeal
- By Both Parties
- Deadline is different for each filing
STEP 5
OPENING BRIEF
- Is submitted to the Court of Appeal
- By the Appellant
- Within 40 or 70 days
STEP 6
RESPONDENT’S BRIEF
- Is submitted to the Court of Appeal
- By the Respondent
- Within 30 days after the appellant files an opening brief
STEP 7
REPLY BRIEF
- Is submitted to the Court of Appeal
- By the Appellant
- Within 20 days after the respondent files a brief
STEP 8
ORAL ARGUMENT
- Is held in the Court of Appeal
- By Both Parties
- As Scheduled by the Court of Appeal
STEP 9
COURT OPINION
- Is issued by the Court of Appeal
- By the Court of Appeal
- Within 90 days after the case is submitted
STEP 10
PETITION FOR REHEARING
- Is submitted to the Court of Appeal
- By any party
- Within 15 days after the Court of Appeal files an opinion
STEP 11
PETITION FOR REVIEW
- Is filed in the Supreme Court
- By any party
- Within 10 days after the Court of Appeal’s decision becomes final
STEP 12
REMITTITUR
- Is sent to the Superior Court
- By the Court of Appeal
- Generally 61 days after the Court of Appeal files an opinion, but some cases are different
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