Appeals Court Seeks To Influence Calif. High Court Decisions

Law360, New York (December 2, 2015, 3:58 PM EST) -- Rule 8.1125 of the California Rules of Court allows anybody to send the Supreme Court a 10-page letter requesting the depublication of a published court of appeal opinion within 30 days of the decision's publication. Under the rules, the court of appeal that issued the decision may respond to a depublication request. Historically, however, the court of appeal has rarely chosen to get involved. Additionally, the court of appeal ordinarily does not go beyond the confines of its written opinions to say whether the Supreme Court should grant review in order to clarify the law in any particular area. Recently, however, the court of appeal has spoken out....

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