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California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice

Aug. 7, 2018

Poco loco rules

The local variations between California’s appellate courts are not nearly as drastic as those among the 13 federal appellate circuits. Nonetheless, there are significant potholes on certain local routes.

Benjamin G. Shatz

Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation

Email: bshatz@manatt.com

Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.

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EXCEPTIONALLY APPEALING

In last year's hit movie "Coco," a young guitar-hero journeys to the land of the dead where he finds things (and performs a ditty titled) un poco loco (a little crazy). While not quite a trip to Hades, litigators sometimes find themselves handling appeals in unfamiliar courts, and may experience culture shock or worse, particularly with regard to local rules and practices.

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