Criminal Appeal Services in Los Angeles
- Suppression of evidence
- New trial
- Sentence reduction
Our Southern California Criminal Appeals Attorneys have successfully handled hundreds of criminal defense cases for our clients throughout California. If you would like to appeal a courts decision regarding your criminal matter in California contact an experienced and aggressive Los Angeles Appeals Lawyer that will keep you informed of every aspect of your criminal appeals case, so that you stay aware and informed
Perfecting your appeal
- Obtain and Review the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Ninth Circuit Rules Copies of the Federal and Circuit Rules are available upon written request to the Clerk’s Office. The rules and the court’s general orders are also available at www.ca9.uscourts.gov.
- Post-Judgment Motions Certain timely post-judgment motions render a notice of appeal ineffective. An amended notice must be filed if review of the post-judgment motion’s disposition is desired. See FRAP 4(a)(4).
- File Timely Notice of Appeal in District Court The filing deadlines are set forth at Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4. The deadlines are mandatory and jurisdictional. Browder v. Director, Department of Corrections, 434 U.S. 275 (1978).
- Civil Appeals Docketing Statement/Settlement Program All litigants (except pro se litigants) are generally required by Ninth Circuit Rules 3-3 and 15-2 to file a civil appeals docketing statement at the same time the notice of appeal is filed. The docketing statement is used to assess whether a possible settlement of the case could be aided by the court’s settlement described at Ninth Circuit Rule 33. Litigants may also request a settlement conference by contacting the settlement unit.
- Order the Reporter’s Transcripts The process to designate and order transcripts is described at Ninth Circuit Rule 10-3. The deadlines for initiating the process are triggered by the filing of the notice of appeal. A transcript designation form may be obtained from the district court. Counsel is obligated under Ninth Circuit Rule 11-1.2 to notify the court if the reporter fails to produce the transcripts.