{"id":457,"date":"2026-08-04T13:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/?p=457"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:04:50","slug":"appellate-algebra-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/2026\/08\/04\/appellate-algebra-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Appellate Algebra Alert!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" style=\"width:547px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/08\/Shatz-Daily-Journal-8.4.26.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/benjaminshatz.html\">Benjamin G. Shatz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assume you&#8217;re in federal court and you decide you need to petition the 9th Circuit for a discretionary interlocutory appeal of some sort. For example, this could be a petition under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure rule 23(f) to appeal an order granting or denying class-action certification. Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure rule 5 sets forth the procedures governing such an &#8220;Appeal by Permission.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full version of this month\u2019s \u201cExceptionally Appealing\u201d column from Partner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/benjaminshatz.html#tab_Biography\">Benjamin G. Shatz\u00a0<\/a>at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyjournal.com\/article\/393423-appellate-algebra-alert\">\u00a0<em>Daily Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benjamin G. Shatz Assume you&#8217;re in federal court and you decide you need to petition the 9th Circuit for a discretionary interlocutory appeal of some sort. For example, this could be a petition under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure rule 23(f) to appeal an order granting or denying class-action certification. 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