Not all lawyers handle appeals. You need to contact an attorney who practices in the area of civil appellate law and bring them a copy of the trial court order you want to appeal. There is a time limit from when the order was signed for you to appeal, so acting promptly is strongly recommended.... View More

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answered on Sep 20, 2024

If your friend has already been imprisoned for 8 years, appeal is no longer an option, but your friend could file a writ of habeas corpus challenging his/her confinement. The writ of habeas corpus is a mechanism to address fundamentally defective procedure leading to constitutional error or claims... View More

I'm sorry this happened to you and your wife, given the difficult position you describe yourselves to be in. Depending on the underlying matter that led to the judgment, it could be worth exploring legal aid or pro bono assistance. Appeals tend to be costly and more complex than first-level... View More

Typically, a party has thirty days from the date a judgment is entered to appeal. This can be expanded up to 105 days if that party did not get timely notice of the entry of judgment or if certain post-judgment motions were filed.

In certain circumstances, a party can file a restricted... View More

I handle appeals to the Supreme Court of Texas. In a typical appellate case, our firm requires an initial retainer of $25,000 to begin work.

I am bothered by your statement that you failed with your petition and need a response, as that is very ambiguous. There may be a timing issue... View More

Yes, our firm handles such cases. However, this is not the type of case that a private attorney is likely to handle on a contingency fee. You should assume that you will need to pay a reasonable fee at an hourly rate for services and deposit a reasonable initial retainer before a private attorney... View More

Typically court-appointed attorneys do speak with their clients as needed. Because an appeal must be based on what is already "in the record," a court-appointed appellate attorney has much less need to speak with a client than the trial attorney did. By "in the record" I mean... View More

You always have the legal right to appeal even if you have no chance of prevailing.

In Texas, under certain circumstances, you can appeal an unknowingly or involuntarily accepted plea bargain. Inadequate representation of counsel could give rise to a situation in which a defendant... View More

I handle civil appeals in both state and federal court. Presumably, competent trial counsel representing you adequately preserved your complaint for review by the appellate court. Our firm typically requires a minimum retainer of $25,000 for a civil appeal, although this amount could be higher if... View More

This sounds like an eviction case in which you have been evicted from the apartment. If the tenant does not filer an appeal, a writ of possession is issued ten days after the date the judgment was granted. That gives the tenant ten days to move out of the apartment. A writ of possession will be... View More

See Rule 510.8(d)(3) and 510.13 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Ordinarily, a writ of possession will not be issued if you timely perfected your appeal and have timely paid rent into the registry of the court. If a writ has been issued, you can stay execution of the writ if it was... View More

An ordinary appeal can be filed in any case within 30 days of the date a final judgment has been signed by the court. If certain post-judgment motions are filed, or if a party did not timely receive notice of the judgment, that time could be extended, up to 105 days after the date a final judgment... View More

Yes. Filing a frivolous "misconduct" claim against a U.S. Magistrate Judge with an appellate court does not stay or delay the proceedings in the district court. The district judge can continue to rule on pending motions, including motions to dismiss, and it is very unlikely that the... View More

If this is a request for a de novo hearing from an Associate Judge's ruling, you must set the de novo hearing before the district judge within 30 days of the date that the AJ issued his/her ruling.

You then proceed at the de novo hearing exactly like at the original hearing,... View More

You can file a Writ but they are difficult to win. I am sure that there is evidence . There had to be witnesses that were going to testify. They don't have to have DNA or a video to find someone guilty .

You can file a writ of habeas corpus and will have to prove coercion. Be aware that coercion is NOT recommending that a defendant accept a plea deal because, if not, he will likely receive the death penalty. Coercion IS pointing a gun at a defendant and telling him to sign the plea deal or you... View More

It depends on the nature and content of the Omnibus Order. For example, an Omnibus Order might transfer a number of cases from one court to another to equalize their dockets or when a new court is created for a particular county. Some family courts enter an Omnibus Order that is really nothing... View More

Generally speaking, the court will not appoint a lawyer in a civil case including on appeal. That is largely reserved for criminal cases and cases in which CPS is seeking to terminate a parent's rights to their child.

Your petition for discretionary review can be filed through the Texas state electronic filing system at https://www.efiletexas.gov/

The required contents of a petition for review are specified in Rule 53 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

The factors that the supreme court... View More

This is one of those rare cases where I have to disagree with Mr. Arrasmith because, in Texas, only the prosecutor can file a motion to dismiss charges. Neither a pro se criminal defendant nor criminal defense attorney can file a motion to dismiss charges in Texas.

I think the only way to... View More