Friday, November 18, 2011

Two New Appeals Court Standing Orders Re:Docketing Statements

The Appeals Court will continue the Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Civil Cases through December 31, 2012. The program had been scheduled to end December 1, 2011. In addition, the court has issued a new Standing Order, Adoption of Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Criminal Cases. This order is effective  December 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012.
The court said this about the new criminal docketing statements:
"During the course of the pilot, the docketing statement will be posted on the Appeals Court website as a PDF form that will have drop-down menus, calendars, and text that will automatically fill in certain information. Attorneys and litigants will be able to complete and save the form and then file it by e-mail. Incarcerated self-represented appellants would not he required to participate.

"The Appeals Court solicited public comment on the proposed pilot program and several comments were received. After reviewing those comments, we removed the requirement of a statement of anticipated issues."