Federal Appellate Practice and Procedure in a Nutshell
Authors:
Klonoff, Robert H. / Castanias, Gregory A.
Edition:
1st
Copyright Date:
2008
- Publication Date: March 21st, 2008
- ISBN: 9780314153074
- Subject: Appellate Advocacy
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: This product provides thorough and up-to-date coverage of the major issues facing an advocate in the federal courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, including the final judgment rule and its exceptions, preservation of error, standards of review, filing notices of appeal or cross-appeal, motion practice (including emergency motions), briefs, records and appendixes, oral argument, rehearing and rehearing en banc, opinions, judgments, mandates, appellate sanctions, Supreme Court jurisdiction, writs of certiorari, and Supreme Court briefing and oral argument. It also provides strategic advice, such as how to prepare a persuasive brief and how to deliver an effective oral argument.