by Eric Kuperman, Esq. | Apr 2, 2020 | All, Appellate Procedure
Efiling in the Appellate Division has taken the New York State legal community by storm and has resulted in rule changes across the board with respect to perfecting appeals. This article will address the basic requirements of efiling your appeals in AD1 and AD2 and...
by Eric Kuperman, Esq. | Sep 12, 2019 | All, Appellate Procedure
I was recently asked by a client whether the Appellate Division, First Department would permit him to include a photograph within the text of his brief. Specifically, he wanted to “paint a picture” of a scene which was completely relevant rather than just describe the...
by Eric Kuperman, Esq. | May 9, 2019 | All, Appellate Procedure
Motions for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Appeals of the State of New York (hereinafter, the “NYSCA”) are one of the few instances in the law (if not the only one) where an attorney has two bites at the apple. To wit, the losing attorney at the Appellate Division...
by Eric Kuperman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2019 | All, Appellate Procedure
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals notes specific deadlines with respect to timing of Appellant, Appellee and Reply Briefs (as well as for other filings). The deadlines for each subsequent brief (after the primary Appellant’s Brief) are measured from the date on...
by Eric Kuperman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2019 | All, Appellate Procedure
When perfecting an appeal in Appellate Division Second Department (AD2) via the Appendix Method, Rule 670.9(b)(1) requires that “the appellant shall subpoena from the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken all the papers constituting the record on appeal...
