§ 16.5 Practice Guide: Motion for Reconsideration

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§16.5 PRACTICE GUIDE: MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

A motion for reconsideration is not a brief on the merits. The fundamental differences between them call for different approaches in drafting. A brief is intended to persuade the appellate court that the trial court was in error. A good brief will do so by demonstrating why the trial court decision was wrong and by arguing what the trial court decision should have been. By contrast, a motion for reconsideration is intended to persuade the appellate...

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