Appeal the judge’s ruling.
Know your real deadline. File your appeal on time. Make your case in the brief. Loop in a lawyer to guide you.
From “I lost” to “I’m appealing”
Inhouse guides every step, from the first deadline to the final brief.
Find your real
appeal deadline
- The clock for your court and your order, and what pauses or restarts it
- The step that may come first, like a motion for a new trial or reconsideration
File your appeal
and pause the order
- A notice of appeal, with where and how to file it in your court
- A motion to stay the order or lower the bond, plus a fee waiver request
Lock in your
transcript and record
- A transcript request, ordered and sent to the right court
- What the appeals court can see, sorted from what it can’t
Make your case to
the appeals court
- Your issues ranked strongest first, each tied to a legal error
- Opening and reply briefs, in your court’s format and word limits
Pricing
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Inhouse counts your deadline and drafts your appeal filings.
- Deadline and first-step guidance for your court and order
- Notices, motions and briefs, ready for you to file
- A checklist of every deadline, form and fee in your appeal
- Step-by-step help with the transcript, record and filing
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What we
see go wrong
Easy to avoid before you file. Hard to undo after.
Assuming you have 30 days to appeal
Clocks differ by court. An Alabama small claims appeal is due in 14 days, so find your exact deadline the day the ruling comes in.
Appealing an order that isn’t final yet
One California appeal was dismissed because there was no signed, file-stamped order. Check that your order is signed and entered first.
Expecting the appeal to pause the order
An appeal alone doesn’t stop a garnishment or a foreclosure sale. Ask for a stay, or a lower bond, when you file your notice.
Bringing new evidence to the appeals court
Videos and records the trial judge never saw can’t be added on appeal. Build your brief on what’s already in the record.
Arguing unfairness instead of a legal error
The appeals court doesn’t rehear your case. Point to a legal error, like a judge skipping a required ability-to-pay analysis.
Leaving an argument without a cite
Illinois treats an undeveloped point as forfeited, even without a lawyer. Give every argument a rule, a case and a record page.
Results
Real examples of how we’ve helped people appeal.
Her appeal faced dismissal in 30 days. Inhouse helped her keep it alive.
The appeals court gave her 30 days to get a final order or risk dismissal. Inhouse drafted a motion asking the trial judge to certify the order, and a backup request for more time. She filed that request, and the court granted it.
30
days the appeals court first gave her
Then 30 more, on a motion she filed
When the other side moved to toss his appeal, Inhouse drafted his reply. The court said no.
She missed her 30-day appeal window. Inhouse found a one-year route and drafted her motion.
We explained the 14-day appeal to circuit court for a new trial, and drafted his notice of appeal with a jury demand.
We explained Georgia’s 30 days to file a notice of appeal from that order, and asked which parts of the ruling to challenge.
We laid out his 60-day clock to appeal the denial of his motion to set aside, and which claims he could still refile.
We mapped each appeal route and her October 31 deadline, and put an appeal of the stay denial first.
We drafted the proposed order for her motion to waive the bond, and flagged two facts to check before she filed.
We drafted his opening brief with five arguments, built on the arbitration notice he sent before he was ever served.
We counted 35 days with no transcript, not the 45 he expected, and drafted a motion for more time.
We explained the appeals court only sees the trial record, then sorted her facts into what she can use and what she can’t.
We drafted her cross-appeal, cut it from four issues to three, and checked each New Hampshire case she cited.
We explained the general rule against new arguments, and showed which of his points the trial judge already had.
Related documents
Notice of appeal
Start your appeal of the right order, on time.
Appellate brief outline
Your strongest issues first, tied to the record.
Request for transcript
Get the hearing on paper, in the right court.
Declaration
Put the facts behind your motion under oath.
Opposition to a motion
Answer a motion to dismiss your appeal.
Motion for reconsideration
Ask the judge to fix a clear error first.
Motion for new trial
Ask for a new trial before you appeal.
Proposed order
The order the judge asked you to submit.
Motion to stay or lower the bond
Pause the order while your appeal is heard.
Record appendix
The record pages your brief cites.
Fee waiver request
Ask to file your appeal without the fees.
Reply brief
Answer their brief, and nothing new.
Motion for extension of time
Ask for more time when a deadline is close.
Response to show-cause order
Answer the court before it dismisses your appeal.