Law Practice,
Civil Litigation,
Appellate Practice
Jun. 2, 2020
A little help here?
On its face, Section 166.1 is a rather peculiar statute. As you might guess, it was drafted by lawyers for their use, specially to help get interim court rulings in front of appellate courts.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner in the Appellate Division of Duane Morris LLP's Trial Practice Group in the Los Angeles office, and leader of the firm's West Coast appellate practice.
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Statutes should always have a point, but code sections numbered with a point seem especially interesting, and thereby worthy of a tale. Numbering a statute "Section 123.1" evokes the idea that the original Section 123 had such a serious omission that it needed an appendage tagged on to sort out the mess. Appellate practice -- focusing narrowly on the obscure and unusual -- seems to gravitate to such statutes, for instance our (in)famous a...
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