Taylor v. Parsons

California Court of Appeal May 29, 1940 No. Civ. 12528Published

Before: McCOMB

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Holding. The court denied the motions to dismiss the appeal, affirm the judgment, and strike the appellant's opening brief, finding that the grounds for dismissal were either repealed or curable by ordering the appellant to serve the transcript.

Issues

Whether the appeal should be dismissed or the judgment affirmed on the ground that the appeal is frivolous.
Whether the appellant's failure to serve a copy of the transcript warrants dismissal.
Whether the appellant's opening brief should be stricken for failure to comply with filing requirements.

Disposition. Motions denied

Quotations verified verbatim against the opinion

“respondents’ motion to dismiss or affirm the judgment on the ground that the appeal is frivolous is not well taken.”

“we fail to see where any prejudice has resulted to respondent which cannot be cured by ordering appellant to serve a copy of the transcript immediately.”

“the motion to dismiss or affirm the judgment and the motion to strike appellant’s opening brief are and each is denied.”

McCOMB, J.

These are motions (1) to dismiss the appeal or affirm the judgment on the grounds (a) that the appeal is frivolous and (b) that the requirements of rule I, sections 1,

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2, and 4 of the Rules for the Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal (213 Cal. xxxv, xxxvi) have not been complied with; and (2) to strike from the files appellant’s opening brief on the ground that appellant has not made a showing sufficient to permit the filing of the same under rule I, section 5 of the Rules for the Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal (213 Cal. xxxvi).

(1)

The essential facts are:

The clerk’s transcript was filed December 16, 1939. A copy of this transcript has never been served on respondent. Appellant took no further steps until this court on March 4, 1940, issued an order to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. This order was made returnable March 27, 1940. March 27, 1940, appellant tendered an opening brief, which the court ordered filed, and the order to show cause was dismissed.

Rule V, section 3 of the Rules for the Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal (213 Cal. xliii) formerly provided for the dismissal of an appeal or the affirmance of a judgment on the ground that the appeal was frivolous. This section, however, of the rules .was repealed by the judicial council September 29, 1939, effective as of November 1, 1939. Therefore, respondents’ motion to dismiss or affirm the judgment on the ground that the appeal is frivolous is not well taken.

It is true, as contended by respondents that appellant should have served a copy of the transcript upon them. However, we fail to see where any prejudice has resulted to respondent which cannot be cured by ordering appellant to serve a copy of the transcript immediately. Therefore, respondents motion to dismiss the appeal or affirm the judgment should be denied.

(2)

This court has heretofore granted appellant permission to file his opening brief and it is thus unnecessary to consider whether or not the reasons which appellant now advances for his delay in filing an opening brief meet the requirements of section 5 of rule I of the Rules for the Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal,

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