Appellate Practice
Sep. 2, 2011
Getting your appeal off the ground is not as easy as it sounds
A 4th District ruling that belongs in every appellate lawyer's back pocket. By Jens B. Koepke Morris Polich & Purdy LLP
Whether an order or judgment is appealable is not always obvious on its face. In a decision that only an appellate geek could love, the 4th District Court of Appeal recently held that for a dismissal order to be appealable it must be written and signed by the judge. This court also joined a chorus of other appellate courts in holding that an order denying a reconsideration motion is not separately appealable. Sexy ruling, right? Ma...
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