June 12th: Recently Filed Petitions
Glover v. Mathis, filed on June 11, 2015 Oakland Port Servs. Corp. v. Godfrey, filed on June 11, 2015
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Jun, 2015
The Cockle Bur Blog
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Jun, 2015
June 5th: Recently Filed Petitions
Chang v. Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., filed on May 5, 2015 Satterwhite v. City of Houston, filed on June 1, 2015
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Jun, 2015
Legal Writing Tips For The Non-Lawyer
At Cockle Legal Briefs, we work with quite a few non-lawyers filing their own petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court. Occasionally our conversations with these pro se litigants move beyond the necessary formatting and content requirements for a Supreme Court brief, and into more basic questions of legal writing. Over time, we have come up [...]
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Jun, 2015
Pro Se Help For Prisoners
Many of the petitions filed in the U.S. Supreme Court each term are filed by prisoners representing themselves. And most of these prisoner pro se petitions are filed on the Court’s in forma pauperis [IFP] docket. With the petition, IFP petitioners file a sworn affidavit describing their financial resources. Prisoners—who typically have little or no [...]
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May, 2015
May 29th: Recently Filed Petitions
Davila v. Haynes, filed on May 22, 2015 Ministerio Roca Solida, Inc. v. U.S., filed on May 27, 2015
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May, 2015
Why We Love Preparing Appellate Briefs
“Have you ever sat alone in a high mountain pass, watching an American eagle wheeling across a broad, blue sky? If you have, then you know why I prepare Appellate Briefs.” Sean C. Bradley, Esq. Previously, I wrote a blog about how we at Cockle Legal Briefs love America and Why We Love [...]
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May, 2015
11th Circuit Court Of Appeals: A Unique And Challenging Appendix
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals—like all of the federal circuit courts—uses both the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP), as well as its own set of local rules. The FRAP lays out general practice standards for all of the federal appellate courts, but also allows the circuits to issue their own rules that can [...]
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May, 2015
May 22nd: Recently Filed Petitions
Americold Logistics, LLC v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., filed on May 15, 2015 Penney v. U.S., filed on May 15, 2015 Perez-Aguilar v. Lynch, filed on May 18, 2015 Velazquez-Soberanes v. Lynch, filed on May 18, 2015
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May, 2015
9th Circuit Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find information about electronic filing and the Appellate Electronic Case Files ("ECF") system? All information about electronic filing and Appellate ECF is available at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ A list of frequently asked questions ("FAQs") concerning Appellate ECF is available at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cmecf/faqs What color should I use for the cover of my brief? Opening Brief [...]
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May, 2015
May 15th: Recently Filed Petitions
Ragsdell v. Reg’l Hous. Alliance of La Plata Cnty., filed on May 12, 2015 Tarango v. Lynch, filed on May 14, 2015