Attn Justices: Atlasia vs. Keystone Phil

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Has the defendant been charged, received process?

(I'm working off the assumption this is as close as we get to an arrest situation, given the novelty of this here in atlasia, we may have to go through some necessary but tedious steps here.)

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Has the defendant been charged, received process?

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Justice Ernest will preside over the trial phase of this case, if such comes about.

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The appellant shall have 7 days to acquire counsel and file his appeal formally by brief, the Appellee, atlasia, shall have 3 days to file a response.

The court recommends that the brief (modeled after an abridged law school brief to simplify things) should be constructed as follows, the parties don't have to follow but it can only help them.  The length, and detail are also at the parties' discretion

Structure...

The Caption (Appellant's name vs. Appellee's Name

Statement of Facts

Here should be your brief outline of the facts in the case, including the procedural history.  Parties are reminded they have a duty to be honest to the court.

Question(s) Presented

Here you should state the questions of LAW (not fact) you want the court to consider

Argument

Here you should try to answer the questions you asked in the QP section.  If you have multple questions, you should break your argument up to answer each, prefaced by a sentence long point heading answering your QP for that part.

Conclusion

Briefly sum up your argument


The length and depth is up to you...the brief is your way of helping the court.


After briefs will be oral argument (well Q&A session with the justices)...

As always the court recommends counsel for the appellant.

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Of course if both parties need time, they can get it provided they give a decent reason.

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I have accepted Peter as my counsel for the appeal.

I remind the defendant and his counsel that he has 7 days from the post in which I set the deadline to file his brief/appeal.

Atlasia will have 3 days to respond.

Parties can petition for an extension and will get one for good cause.

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I will give my collegues 24 hours to object...should they not do so, the extension will be granted.

The assumed new deadline will be 12:30am, Sunday, February 10th, 2008


If they object, defendant/appellant is reminded that the old deadline is still in effect (and the clock is still running) and it will be 12:30

12:30am, Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Counsel for atlasia is put on notice given the public nature of these proceedings.

Counsel for the defense/appellant must send a copy to appellee/atlasia of his Brief/appeal upon submitting it to the court, in turn Atlasia must submit its brief to the defendant upon submitting it to the court.