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Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Now that's interesting: Timing is everything for interest on attorney fees | Civil Procedure | Feb. 3, 2026 |
| As the (appellate) world turns: The 2025 appellate year in review | Appellate Practice | Jan. 6, 2026 |
| Conclusions about conclusions: How to end appellate briefs effectively without overdoing it | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Dec. 2, 2025 |
| Come again? Rehearing re-do | Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Not taking it to the max | Legal History / Judicial History, Constitutional Law | Oct. 7, 2025 |
| Duke Nukem: COJA Calamity 1982 | Legal History / Judicial History | Sep. 2, 2025 |
| Chutes and Ladders: The CJP & CJA | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 5, 2025 |
| Calling names (in briefing) | Guide to Legal Writing | Jul. 1, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How 9th Circuit practice differs | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 3, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How the 9th Circuit stands out | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 6, 2025 |
| Read to write | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Apr. 1, 2025 |
| Look out below! Fabulous footnotes | Guide to Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Mar. 4, 2025 |
| 2024's top 9th Circuit practice cases | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 4, 2025 |
| Changes and challenges: The 2024 appellate year in review | Appellate Practice | Jan. 7, 2025 |
| Appellate personals and want ads | Legal Marketing, Appellate Practice | Dec. 3, 2024 |
| More, more, more (appellate reading material) | Appellate Practice | Nov. 5, 2024 |
| Hair splitting for fun and braggadocio | Law Practice | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Appellate crash: What we'd miss | Appellate Practice | Sep. 3, 2024 |
| Stand and e-Deliver!: Ransomware v. Courts | Technology | Aug. 6, 2024 |
| More 'cleaning up' to do: 'cleaned up' in federal courts | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Jul. 2, 2024 |
| ‘Cleaned up’ California: 7 years on | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 4, 2024 |
| Who’s in chambers: Law clerk diversity | Judges and Judiciary | May 7, 2024 |
| Predicting appellate outcomes based on the panel | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Apr. 2, 2024 |
| How do judges learn how to be fair? CJER! | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 5, 2024 |
| Let’s party: Federal courts and the party presentation doctrine | Appellate Practice | Feb. 6, 2024 |
| Highs and lows: the 2023 appellate year in review | Year in Review Column, Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2024 |
| Ninth Circuit 2023 Appellate Roundup | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 5, 2023 |
| 'Superior to what?' A brief explication of complication | Civil Procedure | Nov. 7, 2023 |
| Queasy as ABC (Appellate Bias Committee) | Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Oct. 3, 2023 |
| Apostrophic Apotheosis: Whose fees are they, anyway? | Guide to Legal Writing | Sep. 5, 2023 |
| Gombos gambit saves defective appeals | Appellate Practice | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| Y’all behave now: looking to Texas for appellate civility standards | Appellate Practice | Jul. 5, 2023 |
| It’s 5 p.m.! Do you know where your brief is? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2023 |
| Not all judges have an affection for Amici | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | May 2, 2023 |
| The appellate lawyer’s bookshelf | Legal Education, Appellate Practice | Apr. 4, 2023 |
| Well, Recu-u-use Me! | Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 7, 2023 |
| 2022’s top federal appellate practice cases | California Courts of Appeal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Interesting Times: The 2022 Appellate Year in Review | Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| Fed. Appendectomy: RIP Fed.App’x (2001-2021) | Banking | Dec. 6, 2022 |
| Dead party, dead appeal | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Scare(y) Decisis: reversing rights and wrongs | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2022 |
| Dicta ain’t necessarily so | Law Practice, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 6, 2022 |
| What’s the Deal? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 2, 2022 |
| Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Form of Citation! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 5, 2022 |
| Supraman’s Kryptonite | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 7, 2022 |
| Happy 50th Anniversary, CAAL | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 3, 2022 |
| Bear With Us | Government | Apr. 5, 2022 |
| Sci-Fi Lit(igation) | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Mar. 1, 2022 |
| Multiverse Cosplay | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| The 2021 Appellate Year in Review | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2022 |
| Appellate Horrorscope | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Memo-dispo No-no | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Nov. 2, 2021 |
| Tricks and treats in Halloween precedent | Torts/Personal Injury | Oct. 5, 2021 |
| Titanic, Hindenburg, DIY appeals | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 7, 2021 |
| Butting in on appeal | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 3, 2021 |
| 50 ways to leave your appeal | Appellate Practice | Jul. 6, 2021 |
| Putting a contract out on appeals | Appellate Practice | Jun. 1, 2021 |
| The glorious history of the Committee on Appellate Courts | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 3, 2021 |
| I want a new judge | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Apr. 6, 2021 |
| The other 3R’s: reversed, remanded, reassigned | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Mar. 2, 2021 |
| Conduct unappealing | Feb. 2, 2021 | |
| The score after a score | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jan. 5, 2021 |
| Jumbled justices | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| You are not James Bond | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 3, 2020 |
| Sprechen sie Deutsch? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Oct. 6, 2020 |
| The need for speed | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 1, 2020 |
| AWOL@OralArg.gone | Appellate Practice | Aug. 4, 2020 |
| Normal is not | Appellate Practice | Jul. 7, 2020 |
| A little help here? | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Jun. 2, 2020 |
| No appeal for you! | Appellate Practice | May 5, 2020 |
| Remotely interesting | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 27, 2020 |
| Can’t stop, won’t stop | Appellate Practice | Apr. 7, 2020 |
| It’s not easy being green | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Mar. 3, 2020 |
| Length matters | Appellate Practice | Feb. 4, 2020 |
| Striking the wrong tone | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Jan. 7, 2020 |
| Free books and more! | Law Practice, Books | Dec. 3, 2019 |
| And that’s final! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Now hear this! | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Isn’t that special? | Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations, Appellate Practice | Sep. 3, 2019 |
| Stray Dancing | Appellate Practice | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Appellate me too! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 2, 2019 |
| California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jun. 28, 2019 |
| Supreme removal | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | Jun. 4, 2019 |
| Abbreviated justice | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | May 7, 2019 |
| Minerva appeals | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 2, 2019 |
| Invisible Justice | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Mar. 5, 2019 |
| Holy, Holey Rules! | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Feb. 5, 2019 |
| Waking Dead Appeals | Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2019 |
| FREE MONEY! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Dec. 4, 2018 |
| How golden is silence? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 6, 2018 |
| Slumming it with facts on appeal, part 2 — going to the 909 | Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Oct. 3, 2018 |
| Did you notice that this fact was not in the record on appeal? | Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2018 |
| Poco loco rules | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2018 |
| Riding the waive | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jul. 3, 2018 |
| Citing the uncitable | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 1, 2018 |
| A class-ic exception | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Apr. 3, 2018 |
| If you're a loser, act like it | Appellate Practice | Mar. 6, 2018 |
| Appeals are for losers | Appellate Practice | Feb. 6, 2018 |
| When 60 days is too late! | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2018 |
| The California Circuit? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 15, 2017 |
| Fortunately, there were witnesses | Law Practice | May 12, 2017 |
| Fortunately, there were witnesses | Appellate Practice | May 10, 2017 |
| Choosing Hobson's Choice | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 22, 2016 |
| California appellate practice: by the numbers | Appellate Practice | Apr. 15, 2016 |
| Holmes v. Holmes | Law Practice | Jan. 6, 2010 |
| Don't Blow Your Cover | Appellate Practice | Aug. 28, 2009 |
| The Naming of 'Catz' | Appellate Practice | Aug. 15, 2009 |
| Seven Ways Up | California Supreme Court | Jun. 26, 2009 |
| What to Know When You Don't Know | Appellate Practice | Jun. 15, 2009 |
| E-Notice Something? | Appellate Practice | Feb. 27, 2009 |
| Sex, Lies and Remittiturs | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jan. 16, 2009 |
| Pride and Prejudice | Appellate Practice | Dec. 27, 2008 |
| Time Trials | Appellate Practice | Nov. 21, 2008 |
| Sink or Sign | Appellate Practice | May 31, 2008 |
| Fighting Words | Appellate Practice | Mar. 14, 2008 |
| Timing Appeals | Appellate Practice | Nov. 6, 2007 |
| Tactical Consent | Appellate Practice | Sep. 18, 2007 |
| Frivolous Appeals | Appellate Practice | Jul. 31, 2007 |
| The Way to Stay | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 3, 2007 |
| How Many Mistakes Can a Single Notice of Appeal Contain? | Appellate Practice | Jul. 4, 2006 |
| Expert Advice | Appellate Practice | Jul. 1, 2006 |
| How Many Mistakes Can One Notice of Appeal Contain? | Appellate Practice | Jun. 30, 2006 |
| Delaying Tactic du Jour Fails to Remove Matter de Jure | Appellate Practice | May 27, 2006 |
| Courts' Response to Shoddy Appellate Practice? Pony Up! | Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2006 |
| Copyright Registration Issue Widens Split Among Circuits | Intellectual Property | Nov. 17, 2005 |
| Amendments to Rule 4(a)(6) Clarify Procedural Questions | Appellate Practice | Aug. 24, 2005 |
| Class-Action Statute Fails To Address Appellate Questions | Appellate Practice | Jun. 17, 2005 |
| 9th Circuit Made Only Minor Changes in Its Rules for 2005 | Appellate Practice | Feb. 2, 2005 |
| Exhaust All Measures Before Filing Petition for Writ Relief | Appellate Practice | Jul. 8, 2004 |
| Oral Argument Earns High Place at Summary Judgment | Appellate Practice | May 5, 2004 |
| 'Palmer' Clarifies Valid Written Notice of an Entry of Judgment | Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2003 |
| Certification Process Does Not Appear to Burden High Court | Appellate Practice | May 8, 2003 |
| 'Macomber' Highlights Danger In Appealing Fee, Cost Awards | Appellate Practice | Mar. 6, 2003 |
| Local Rules Conform to Federal Appellate Rule Amendments | Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2003 |
| In Some Cases, Appeal Will Lie From an Order, Not a Judgment | Appellate Practice | Jul. 4, 2002 |
| Dilatory or Frivolous | Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2001 |
| Red Cow | Appellate Practice | Jun. 7, 2001 |
| Dual Action | Appellate Practice | Apr. 5, 2001 |
| Illusory Fortress | Appellate Practice | Oct. 10, 2000 |
| Cooperative Federalism | Appellate Practice | Jun. 8, 2000 |
| Resetting the Clock | Appellate Practice | Apr. 6, 2000 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Rotenberg v. Brain Research Labs LLC, 20/20 Brain Power Partners LLC, Charles Conaway, Richard Cote, Lorac Holdings LLC, Sabre Capital Management LLC, Sabre Capital Partners LP, Shrik Mehta, 20/20 Brain Power Founders LLC, Joshua Reynolds, John Arnold, MedHealth Direct Inc, Arnold Bresky, Cynthia Watson, Gerry Mathews, Cheryl Sindell, Con St | Consumer Law | Defendant | Nov. 17, 2012 |
| Washington Umberto Cinel v. David Kirkpatrick et al. | Securities | Plaintiff | Jul. 28, 2012 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling names (in briefing) | Practice and Pleading | Jul. 1, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How the 9th Circuit stands out | Appellate Practice | May 6, 2025 |
| 'Superior to what?' A brief explication of complication | Court Rules and Procedures | Nov. 7, 2023 |
| Well, Recu-u-use Me! | Judicial Misconduct | Mar. 6, 2023 |
| 2022’s top federal appellate practice cases | Appellate Practice | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Multiverse Cosplay | Appellate Practice | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| Appellate Horrorscope | Appellate Practice | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Memo-dispo No-no | Appellate Practice | Nov. 2, 2021 |
| Tricks and treats in Halloween precedent | Torts | Oct. 5, 2021 |
| Titanic, Hindenburg, DIY appeals | Administrative/Regulatory | Sep. 8, 2021 |
| Butting in on appeal | Appellate Practice | Aug. 3, 2021 |
| 50 ways to leave your appeal | Appellate Practice | Jul. 6, 2021 |
| Conduct unappealing | Appellate Practice | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| Jumbled justices | Appellate Practice | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Slumming it with facts on appeal, part 2 — going to the 909 | Appellate Practice | Oct. 3, 2018 |
| Did you notice that this fact was not in the record on appeal? | Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2018 |
| Poco loco rules | Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2018 |
| Citing the uncitable | Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Appellate Practice | May 1, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Appellate Practice | May 1, 2018 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Now that's interesting: Timing is everything for interest on attorney fees | Civil Procedure | Feb. 3, 2026 |
| As the (appellate) world turns: The 2025 appellate year in review | Appellate Practice | Jan. 6, 2026 |
| Conclusions about conclusions: How to end appellate briefs effectively without overdoing it | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Dec. 2, 2025 |
| Come again? Rehearing re-do | Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Not taking it to the max | Legal History / Judicial History, Constitutional Law | Oct. 7, 2025 |
| Duke Nukem: COJA Calamity 1982 | Legal History / Judicial History | Sep. 2, 2025 |
| Chutes and Ladders: The CJP & CJA | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 5, 2025 |
| Calling names (in briefing) | Guide to Legal Writing | Jul. 1, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How 9th Circuit practice differs | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 3, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How the 9th Circuit stands out | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 6, 2025 |
| Read to write | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Apr. 1, 2025 |
| Look out below! Fabulous footnotes | Guide to Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Mar. 4, 2025 |
| 2024's top 9th Circuit practice cases | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 4, 2025 |
| Changes and challenges: The 2024 appellate year in review | Appellate Practice | Jan. 7, 2025 |
| Appellate personals and want ads | Legal Marketing, Appellate Practice | Dec. 3, 2024 |
| More, more, more (appellate reading material) | Appellate Practice | Nov. 5, 2024 |
| Hair splitting for fun and braggadocio | Law Practice | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Appellate crash: What we'd miss | Appellate Practice | Sep. 3, 2024 |
| Stand and e-Deliver!: Ransomware v. Courts | Technology | Aug. 6, 2024 |
| More 'cleaning up' to do: 'cleaned up' in federal courts | Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice | Jul. 2, 2024 |
| ‘Cleaned up’ California: 7 years on | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 4, 2024 |
| Who’s in chambers: Law clerk diversity | Judges and Judiciary | May 7, 2024 |
| Predicting appellate outcomes based on the panel | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Apr. 2, 2024 |
| How do judges learn how to be fair? CJER! | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 5, 2024 |
| Let’s party: Federal courts and the party presentation doctrine | Appellate Practice | Feb. 6, 2024 |
| Highs and lows: the 2023 appellate year in review | Year in Review Column, Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2024 |
| Ninth Circuit 2023 Appellate Roundup | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 5, 2023 |
| 'Superior to what?' A brief explication of complication | Civil Procedure | Nov. 7, 2023 |
| Queasy as ABC (Appellate Bias Committee) | Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Oct. 3, 2023 |
| Apostrophic Apotheosis: Whose fees are they, anyway? | Guide to Legal Writing | Sep. 5, 2023 |
| Gombos gambit saves defective appeals | Appellate Practice | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| Y’all behave now: looking to Texas for appellate civility standards | Appellate Practice | Jul. 5, 2023 |
| It’s 5 p.m.! Do you know where your brief is? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2023 |
| Not all judges have an affection for Amici | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | May 2, 2023 |
| The appellate lawyer’s bookshelf | Legal Education, Appellate Practice | Apr. 4, 2023 |
| Well, Recu-u-use Me! | Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Mar. 7, 2023 |
| 2022’s top federal appellate practice cases | California Courts of Appeal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Interesting Times: The 2022 Appellate Year in Review | Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| Fed. Appendectomy: RIP Fed.App’x (2001-2021) | Banking | Dec. 6, 2022 |
| Dead party, dead appeal | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Scare(y) Decisis: reversing rights and wrongs | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2022 |
| Dicta ain’t necessarily so | Law Practice, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 6, 2022 |
| What’s the Deal? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 2, 2022 |
| Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Form of Citation! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 5, 2022 |
| Supraman’s Kryptonite | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jun. 7, 2022 |
| Happy 50th Anniversary, CAAL | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 3, 2022 |
| Bear With Us | Government | Apr. 5, 2022 |
| Sci-Fi Lit(igation) | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Mar. 1, 2022 |
| Multiverse Cosplay | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| The 2021 Appellate Year in Review | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2022 |
| Appellate Horrorscope | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Memo-dispo No-no | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Nov. 2, 2021 |
| Tricks and treats in Halloween precedent | Torts/Personal Injury | Oct. 5, 2021 |
| Titanic, Hindenburg, DIY appeals | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 7, 2021 |
| Butting in on appeal | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 3, 2021 |
| 50 ways to leave your appeal | Appellate Practice | Jul. 6, 2021 |
| Putting a contract out on appeals | Appellate Practice | Jun. 1, 2021 |
| The glorious history of the Committee on Appellate Courts | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | May 3, 2021 |
| I want a new judge | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Apr. 6, 2021 |
| The other 3R’s: reversed, remanded, reassigned | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Mar. 2, 2021 |
| Conduct unappealing | Feb. 2, 2021 | |
| The score after a score | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jan. 5, 2021 |
| Jumbled justices | U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| You are not James Bond | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 3, 2020 |
| Sprechen sie Deutsch? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Oct. 6, 2020 |
| The need for speed | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 1, 2020 |
| AWOL@OralArg.gone | Appellate Practice | Aug. 4, 2020 |
| Normal is not | Appellate Practice | Jul. 7, 2020 |
| A little help here? | Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Jun. 2, 2020 |
| No appeal for you! | Appellate Practice | May 5, 2020 |
| Remotely interesting | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 27, 2020 |
| Can’t stop, won’t stop | Appellate Practice | Apr. 7, 2020 |
| It’s not easy being green | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Mar. 3, 2020 |
| Length matters | Appellate Practice | Feb. 4, 2020 |
| Striking the wrong tone | Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Jan. 7, 2020 |
| Free books and more! | Law Practice, Books | Dec. 3, 2019 |
| And that’s final! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Now hear this! | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Isn’t that special? | Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations, Appellate Practice | Sep. 3, 2019 |
| Stray Dancing | Appellate Practice | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Appellate me too! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 2, 2019 |
| California’s Armendariz opinion violates federal law | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jun. 28, 2019 |
| Supreme removal | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | Jun. 4, 2019 |
| Abbreviated justice | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | May 7, 2019 |
| Minerva appeals | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 2, 2019 |
| Invisible Justice | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Mar. 5, 2019 |
| Holy, Holey Rules! | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Feb. 5, 2019 |
| Waking Dead Appeals | Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2019 |
| FREE MONEY! | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Dec. 4, 2018 |
| How golden is silence? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Nov. 6, 2018 |
| Slumming it with facts on appeal, part 2 — going to the 909 | Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Oct. 3, 2018 |
| Did you notice that this fact was not in the record on appeal? | Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2018 |
| Poco loco rules | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2018 |
| Riding the waive | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jul. 3, 2018 |
| Citing the uncitable | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 1, 2018 |
| A class-ic exception | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Apr. 3, 2018 |
| If you're a loser, act like it | Appellate Practice | Mar. 6, 2018 |
| Appeals are for losers | Appellate Practice | Feb. 6, 2018 |
| When 60 days is too late! | Judges and Judiciary, Appellate Practice | Jan. 2, 2018 |
| The California Circuit? | Law Practice, Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 15, 2017 |
| Fortunately, there were witnesses | Law Practice | May 12, 2017 |
| Fortunately, there were witnesses | Appellate Practice | May 10, 2017 |
| Choosing Hobson's Choice | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 22, 2016 |
| California appellate practice: by the numbers | Appellate Practice | Apr. 15, 2016 |
| Holmes v. Holmes | Law Practice | Jan. 6, 2010 |
| Don't Blow Your Cover | Appellate Practice | Aug. 28, 2009 |
| The Naming of 'Catz' | Appellate Practice | Aug. 15, 2009 |
| Seven Ways Up | California Supreme Court | Jun. 26, 2009 |
| What to Know When You Don't Know | Appellate Practice | Jun. 15, 2009 |
| E-Notice Something? | Appellate Practice | Feb. 27, 2009 |
| Sex, Lies and Remittiturs | California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jan. 16, 2009 |
| Pride and Prejudice | Appellate Practice | Dec. 27, 2008 |
| Time Trials | Appellate Practice | Nov. 21, 2008 |
| Sink or Sign | Appellate Practice | May 31, 2008 |
| Fighting Words | Appellate Practice | Mar. 14, 2008 |
| Timing Appeals | Appellate Practice | Nov. 6, 2007 |
| Tactical Consent | Appellate Practice | Sep. 18, 2007 |
| Frivolous Appeals | Appellate Practice | Jul. 31, 2007 |
| The Way to Stay | Judges and Judiciary | Mar. 3, 2007 |
| How Many Mistakes Can a Single Notice of Appeal Contain? | Appellate Practice | Jul. 4, 2006 |
| Expert Advice | Appellate Practice | Jul. 1, 2006 |
| How Many Mistakes Can One Notice of Appeal Contain? | Appellate Practice | Jun. 30, 2006 |
| Delaying Tactic du Jour Fails to Remove Matter de Jure | Appellate Practice | May 27, 2006 |
| Courts' Response to Shoddy Appellate Practice? Pony Up! | Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2006 |
| Copyright Registration Issue Widens Split Among Circuits | Intellectual Property | Nov. 17, 2005 |
| Amendments to Rule 4(a)(6) Clarify Procedural Questions | Appellate Practice | Aug. 24, 2005 |
| Class-Action Statute Fails To Address Appellate Questions | Appellate Practice | Jun. 17, 2005 |
| 9th Circuit Made Only Minor Changes in Its Rules for 2005 | Appellate Practice | Feb. 2, 2005 |
| Exhaust All Measures Before Filing Petition for Writ Relief | Appellate Practice | Jul. 8, 2004 |
| Oral Argument Earns High Place at Summary Judgment | Appellate Practice | May 5, 2004 |
| 'Palmer' Clarifies Valid Written Notice of an Entry of Judgment | Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2003 |
| Certification Process Does Not Appear to Burden High Court | Appellate Practice | May 8, 2003 |
| 'Macomber' Highlights Danger In Appealing Fee, Cost Awards | Appellate Practice | Mar. 6, 2003 |
| Local Rules Conform to Federal Appellate Rule Amendments | Appellate Practice | Jan. 4, 2003 |
| In Some Cases, Appeal Will Lie From an Order, Not a Judgment | Appellate Practice | Jul. 4, 2002 |
| Dilatory or Frivolous | Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2001 |
| Red Cow | Appellate Practice | Jun. 7, 2001 |
| Dual Action | Appellate Practice | Apr. 5, 2001 |
| Illusory Fortress | Appellate Practice | Oct. 10, 2000 |
| Cooperative Federalism | Appellate Practice | Jun. 8, 2000 |
| Resetting the Clock | Appellate Practice | Apr. 6, 2000 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Rotenberg v. Brain Research Labs LLC, 20/20 Brain Power Partners LLC, Charles Conaway, Richard Cote, Lorac Holdings LLC, Sabre Capital Management LLC, Sabre Capital Partners LP, Shrik Mehta, 20/20 Brain Power Founders LLC, Joshua Reynolds, John Arnold, MedHealth Direct Inc, Arnold Bresky, Cynthia Watson, Gerry Mathews, Cheryl Sindell, Con St | Consumer Law | Defendant | Nov. 17, 2012 |
| Washington Umberto Cinel v. David Kirkpatrick et al. | Securities | Plaintiff | Jul. 28, 2012 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling names (in briefing) | Practice and Pleading | Jul. 1, 2025 |
| Cf. 9th Cir.: How the 9th Circuit stands out | Appellate Practice | May 6, 2025 |
| 'Superior to what?' A brief explication of complication | Court Rules and Procedures | Nov. 7, 2023 |
| Well, Recu-u-use Me! | Judicial Misconduct | Mar. 6, 2023 |
| 2022’s top federal appellate practice cases | Appellate Practice | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| Multiverse Cosplay | Appellate Practice | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| Appellate Horrorscope | Appellate Practice | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Memo-dispo No-no | Appellate Practice | Nov. 2, 2021 |
| Tricks and treats in Halloween precedent | Torts | Oct. 5, 2021 |
| Titanic, Hindenburg, DIY appeals | Administrative/Regulatory | Sep. 8, 2021 |
| Butting in on appeal | Appellate Practice | Aug. 3, 2021 |
| 50 ways to leave your appeal | Appellate Practice | Jul. 6, 2021 |
| Conduct unappealing | Appellate Practice | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| Jumbled justices | Appellate Practice | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Slumming it with facts on appeal, part 2 — going to the 909 | Appellate Practice | Oct. 3, 2018 |
| Did you notice that this fact was not in the record on appeal? | Appellate Practice | Sep. 4, 2018 |
| Poco loco rules | Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2018 |
| Citing the uncitable | Appellate Practice | Jun. 6, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Appellate Practice | May 1, 2018 |
| Mooting mootness | Appellate Practice | May 1, 2018 |