On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Proto-proto: > > Scale appeal judgements to make OVERRULE and AFFIRM only appropriate > on a first appeal on matters of no controversy (such as when the judge > admits they made an error in their judgment). Make REMAND more > appropriate than REASSIGN except in the most controversial of cases, > or when requested by the initial judge.
The judge having made an error does not mean there is no controversy. (2077: the judge made an error in eir judgement as well as failing to address my arguments, I believe.) I do agree that OVERRULE and AFFIRM should only be appropriate when there is no controversy, like when the judge addresses all arguments made and the appellants offer no arguments to the contrary. --Ivan Hope CXXVII
