When an oops is more than an oops

Mistakes are an inevitable part of life. But what happens if a mistake is made in a notice of appeal?A proper notice of appeal is, of course, necessary to create jurisdiction in the appellate court. Does a mistake in a notice of appeal doom an appeal? As it turns out, a mistake in a notice of appeal will not necessarily doom the appeal, but it is not always easy to predict whether a given mistake will do …

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