Designating the record is one of the most important steps in the appeal process. The Court of Appeal needs to see what happened in the trial court to determine if any mistakes were made.
Both sides in the case work to designate – or choose – what parts of the trial court record they want to send to the Court of Appeal. The trial court doesn
The written briefs are the most important part of an appeal. Since there is no new trial during an appeal, the Court of Appeal makes its decision based on the written briefs, the record on appeal, and legal research.
The appellant’s reply brief is the final brief in the appeal process. Filing a reply brief is optional.
The appellant’s only job in the reply brief is to respond to the legal arguments in the respondent’s brief. If the appellant believes there are no legal issues in the respondent’s brief that need to be addressed, they do not have to file
