The wide variety of topics discussed includes civil and criminal appeals; the internal procedures of the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court for ruling on motions and deciding cases; appeals directly to the Court of Appeals from administrative agencies, including the Industrial Claim Appeals Office; the Supreme Court’s certiorari and Rule 21 jurisdiction; and appeals from county courts to district courts. In addition, appellate advocates will gain numerous tips and techniques for effective brief writing and oral argument.

This book will guide attorneys through the complexities of Colorado appellate practice and procedure, and will help both frequent and occasional appellate advocates protect their issues on appeal. Colorado Appellate Advocacy Deskbook includes the annotated Colorado Appellate Rules, as well as current case law with detailed discussion, expert analysis, and sample forms.

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Ch 1: Civil Appeal Timetable and Rules for Computation and Extension of Time
Appellate Motions, Computation of Time

Ch 2: What to Do When the Trial Court Enters a Final Judgment
Ethics, Stays of Execution and Bonds, Post-Trial Motions for Costs and Fees, Costs Against a Governmental Entity

Ch 3: Rule 59 Post-Trial Motions
Procedure, Successive Motions, Standards for Ruling on Rule 59 Motions, Relationship Between Rules 59 and 60

Ch 4: Impediments to Appeal
Standing, Mootness, Ripeness, Rules of Decision Making by Appellate Courts, Precedential Effect of Decisions

Ch 5: Preservation of Error
Anticipating an Appeal, Contemporaneous Objection Rule, Motions in Limine, Continuing Objections, Offers of Proof, Instructional Error, Plain Error, Invited Error

Ch 6: Standards of Appellate Review in Civil Cases
Harmless Error, De Novo Review, Factual Determinations by Trial Court, Questions of Fact Determined by Jury, Abuse of Discretion

Ch 7: Colorado Court of Appeals
Announcements, Selection and Retention of Judges, Petitions for Rehearing, Motions Practice

Ch 8: Civil Appeals to the Court of Appeals from Final Judgments of District Courts
Notice to Attorney General, Cost Bonds, Stays of Execution and Supersedeas Bonds, Notice of Appeal: Content, Filing, and Timing, Record on Appeal, Trial Court Jurisdiction After Notice of Appeal
FORMS

Ch 9: Court of Appeals' Jurisdiction over District Courts' Orders and Judgments
Statutory Jurisdiction, Final Judgments of District Courts, Decisions of District Court Magistrates

Ch 10: Rule 54(b) Certifications
Certification Requirements, Examples of Certifications

Ch 11: Other Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals
Declaring Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional, Grant or Denial of Preliminary Injunction, Receivership Orders, Governmental Immunity Cases, Appeals Under Arbitration Acts, Denial of Class Certification, Certain Family Law Cases, Colorado Probate Code, Juvenile Magistrates

Ch 12: Post-Decisional Issues
Costs and Fees, Sanctions, Appellate Interest, Mandates and Orders of Remand
FORMS

Ch 13: Appeals in Criminal Cases
Appeals by Defendant, Appeals by the People, Other Appealable Final Judgments
FORMS

Ch 14: Administrative Appeals
Quasi-Judicial and Quasi-Legislative Decisions, Standards for Judicial Review, Judicial Review of Sanctions and Penalties, Exhaustion of Remedies, Appeals from Rule-Making Decisions, Review Under Rule 106(a)(4)

Ch 15: Appeals to and From Industrial Claim Appeals Office
Workers’ Compensation Appeals, Orders That Dismiss Petitions to Review, Medical Utilization Review Orders, Interlocutory Orders, Briefs, Supplemental and Corrected Orders, Standard of Review, Panel Decisions, Sanctions, Petitions for Rehearing and Certiorari
FORMS

Ch 16: The Supreme Court
Jurisdictional Screening, Internal Organization and Decision-Making Process, Plurality Votes and Decisions of Evenly Divided Court, Supreme Court Mandate, Rule of Necessity

Ch 17: Certiorari
Petition and Cross-Petition, Petition for Certiorari Granted, Consolidation, Certiorari Granted and Then Dismissed as Improvidently Granted, Appellate Rule 50 Petitions
FORMS

Ch 18: Other Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Unconstitutional Statutes or Ordinances, Decisions of Public Utilities Commission, Judgments of Water Courts, Habeas Corpus Actions, Appeals by the People in Criminal Cases, Appeals from Decisions of State Title Board, Appeals Under Election Statutes, Discipline of Attorneys and Judges, Transfer of Jurisdiction

Ch 19: Original Jurisdiction Under Appellate Rule 21
Criteria for Relief, Procedure, Denial of Petition Has No Legal Significance
FORMS

Ch 20: Briefs
Format, Length, Order of Sections, Number of Copies, Appendices to Briefs, Appellant’s Opening Brief, Statement of the Case, Summary of Argument, Answer and Reply Briefs, Cross-Appeals, Amici Curiae and Amicus Briefs, Archived Flat Files
FORMS

Ch 21: Oral Argument
Requesting Oral Argument, Divided Argument, Protocols
FORMS

Ch 22: Appeals from County and Municipal Courts to District Courts
County Court Judgments in Civil Cases, County Court Criminal Appeals, Interlocutory Appeals in Criminal Cases, Appeals Under Rule 106, Appeals from Decisions of Municipal Courts