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Oralargumentisnotheldineverycase.Yourlawyerwillaskforitonlyifheor   shebelievessomethingneedstobesaidthatwasnotalreadysaidinthebriefs.    (6)TheOpinion.TheCourtofAppealwillgiveitsdecisioninawritten   opinion.Theopinionexplainswhythecourtdecidedeachissueasitdid.    TheopinionwillV  generallyWbefiledsoV  on_WMX  ԍmYX  ԍeYX  ԍtYX  ԍiYX  ԍmYX  ԍeYafter_Ԁoralargumentisheldorwaived.It  maybeonlyafewdayslater,orasmuchasV  amonthortwoWX  ԍtYX  ԍhYX  ԍrYX  ԍeYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍmYX  ԍoYX  ԍnYX  ԍtYX  ԍhYX  ԍsYԀlater.    ThreejudgesoftheCourtofAppealwilldecideyourcase.Theywillreadthe  briefs,lookatthetranscripts,andhearoralargument(ifithasbeenrequested).Thenthey  willvote.Ittakesatleasttwojudgesvotingthesamewaytoreachadecision.Oneofthe  judgeswritestheopinion.Oneorbothoftheotherjudgesmaywriteseparateopinionsif  theydisagreewithsomethingthefirstjudgesaid.    (7)PetitionforRehearing.Ifthedecisionisagainstyouinsomeway,yourlawyer   maydecidetofileapetitionforrehearingaskingtheCourtofAppealtoreconsider. ! V  CountyCounselW:X  ԍTYX  ԍhYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍAYX  ԍtYX  ԍtYX  ԍoYX  ԍrYX  ԍnYX  ԍeYX  ԍyYX  ԍYX  ԍGYX  ԍeYX  ԍnYX  ԍeYX  ԍrYX  ԍaYX  ԍlYmayalsofileapetitionforrehearingifthedecisionisagainsttheV  countyWX  ԍpYX  ԍrYX  ԍoYX  ԍsYX  ԍeYX  ԍcYX  ԍuYX  ԍtYX  ԍiYX  ԍoYX  ԍnY. " Thepetitionsaredue15daysaftertheopinionisfiled.Veryfewaregranted. #   (8)PetitionforReviewintheCaliforniaSupremeCourt.Anotherpossiblestepto %!! take,ifyouloseintheCourtofAppeal,istofileapetitionforreview.Init,yourlawyer &"" wouldaskthe0CaliforniaSupremeCourttoreachitsowndecisionononeormoreofthe '## issuesraisedintheCourtofAppeal.Yourlawyerwillfilethepetitionifheorshe ($$ believesthereisareasonablechanceofhavingitgranted.V  CountyCounselWߠX  ԍTYX  ԍhYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍAYX  ԍtYX  ԍtYX  ԍoYX  ԍrYX  ԍnYX  ԍeYX  ԍyYX  ԍ   ЎYX  ԍGYX  ԍeYX  ԍnYX  ԍeYX  ԍrYX  ԍaYX  ԍlYԀmayalso )%% petitionforreviewiftheV  countyWX  ԍpYX  ԍrYX  ԍoYX  ԍsYX  ԍeYX  ԍcYX  ԍuYX  ԍtYX  ԍiYX  ԍoYX  ԍnYԀhaslostintheCourtofAppeal. *&&   +'' 0 0X9 0    Thepetitionmustbefilednoearlierthan30days,andnolaterthan40days,after  theCourtofAppealsopinionisfiled.Ifthepetitionisdenied,thedecisionoftheCourt  ofAppealisleftstandingandbecomes final.Veryfewpetitionsareactuallygranted.     (9)OtherMatters  @)  Manyothermotionsandpaperscanbefiledinanappeal.Yourlawyerwillfile   theminyourcaseiftheyarenecessary.Youwillgetcopiesofallthebriefs,theopinion,   anypetitionsfiled,andallotherimportantpapers.     InafewcasesX  ԍYX  ԍkYX  ԍnYX  ԍoYX  ԍwYX  ԍnYX  ԍYX  ԍaYX  ԍsYX  ԍYX  ԍ YX  ԍPYX  ԍeYX  ԍoYX  ԍpYX  ԍlYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍsYX  ԍYX  ԍaYX  ԍpYX  ԍpYX  ԍeYX  ԍaYX  ԍlYX  ԍsY,X  ԍYԀtheV  countyWݫX  ԍpYX  ԍrYX  ԍoYX  ԍsYX  ԍeYX  ԍcYX  ԍuYX  ԍtYX  ԍiYX  ԍoYX  ԍnYԀorchildwillbeappealing,askingtheCourtofAppealto   changesomerulingoftheV  juvenileWX  ԍtYX  ԍrYX  ԍiYX  ԍaYX  ԍlYԀcourt.InV  thistypeofWlX  ԍPYX  ԍeYX  ԍoYX  ԍpYX  ԍlYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍsYԀappealX  ԍsY,theV  countyWX  ԍpYX  ԍrYX  ԍoYX  ԍsYX  ԍeYX  ԍcYX  ԍuYX  ԍtYX  ԍiYX  ԍoYX  ԍnYԀorchildwill   bethe appellantandfiletheappellantsopeningandreplybriefs.V  YouW~X  ԍTYX  ԍhYX  ԍeYX  ԍYX  ԍdYX  ԍeYX  ԍfYX  ԍeYX  ԍnYX  ԍdYX  ԍaYX  ԍnYX  ԍtYԀwillbethe    respondentandwillfiletherespondentsbrief.     Asyoumightbeabletotell,mostappealstakeV  severalmonthsWųX  ԍaYX  ԍbYX  ԍoYX  ԍuYX  ԍtYX  ԍYX  ԍaYX  ԍYX  ԍyYX  ԍeYX  ԍaYX  ԍrYfromthetimethe  noticeofappealisfileduntilthetimethedecisionoftheCourtofAppealbecomesfinal.  X  ԍYX  ԍOfcourse,yourcasemaybeshorterorlonger,dependingonhowlongtheYX  ԍ ! ЎYX  ԍtranscriptsare,howmanyissuesareraised,andmanyotherthings.YX  ԍ " ЎY@    HOWCANIFINDOUTMOREABOUTMYAPPEAL ?    Thisletterisintendedonlytogiveyouageneralideawhattoexpectinyour  appeal.Yourowncasemaybedifferentfromthe usualcaseinsomewayoranother.  Yourattorneywillexplainwhatishappeninginyourcaseandwilltrytoanswerany  questionsyoumayhave.  @)  Whileyourattorneyshouldregularlykeepyouinformedofwhatisgoingon,  pleasekeepinmindtherearerestrictionsontheattorneystime.Theattorneyneedsto  spendmostofhisorhertimepreparingbriefsandotherwiserepresentingyou.TheCourt  ofAppealhasadoptedguidelinesforthetimetobeallowedforclientcommunication.   Yourattorneywillgetmostoftheinformationpertainingtoyourcasefromthe ! transcripts.Pleasebepatientandletyourattorneyputthetimespentonyourcasetothe " bestuseonyourbehalf. #       D     /X7 L APPELLATEDEFENDERS,INC.ű X/  %!! _    _? űD6CIV(11/08)#ű ?#