(1) NOTICES OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN 20 DAYS.
As a general matter, a notice of appeal must be filed within 20 days of “the date of the entry… Read More
Category: Appeal Process
(2) PARTIES ALSO MAY APPEAL WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL ADVERSE TO ITS INTERESTS.
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net In addition to the initial 20 day period for filing an appeal, Rule… Read More
(3) A MOTION TO DISMISS AN APPEAL AS UNTIMELY IS FILED IN THE TRIAL COURT.
When a party maintains that a notice of appeal is untimely and the Supreme Court has not yet docketed the… Read More
(4) A CROSS-APPEAL IS NECESSARY IF A PARTY SEEKS TO OVERTURN A TRIAL COURT’S RULING.
A party that has prevailed in the trial court must file a cross-appeal if he or she intends to ask… Read More
(5) DID YOU KNOW?
The Rhode Island Supreme Court will look to the federal courts for guidance when interpreting a state rule of procedure… Read More
SPECIAL EDITION: Recent Law Clerks Provide Pointers for Practice Before the RI Supreme Court
This special edition of the Fast Five on Rhode Island Appellate Practice features guest bloggers Jamie J. Bachant, Esq. and… Read More
SPECIAL EDITION: Statistics on Resolution of Cases before the Rhode Island Supreme Court
This special edition of the Fast Five on Rhode Island Appellate Practice features four questions an appellate attorney should be… Read More
Anatomy of an Appeal in a Civil Case to the Rhode Island Supreme Court
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