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NOTICE OF APPEAL

(Superior Court of the District of Columbia — Civil Division)

1. CAPTION AND ATTORNEY DETAILS

Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Civil Division
Case No.: [TRIAL_CASE_NUMBER]
Calendar No.: [CALENDAR_NUMBER]
Judge: Hon. [JUDGE_NAME]

[PLAINTIFF_NAME],
      Plaintiff,

v.

[DEFENDANT_NAME],
      Defendant.
[ATTORNEY_NAME] (D.C. Bar No. [BAR_NUMBER])
[LAW_FIRM_NAME]
[ADDRESS]
Washington, DC [ZIP]
Phone: [PHONE] | Fax: [FAX]
Email: [EMAIL]
Counsel for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]

2. NOTICE

Pursuant to D.C. Court of Appeals Rules 3 and 4, notice is hereby given that [CLIENT_NAME], [trial court role], appeals to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from the judgment/order entered on [JUDGMENT_DATE]. The judgment [briefly describe disposition] and is appealable under D.C. Code § 11-721 and D.C. App. R. 4(a).

3. APPELLATE INFORMATION

  • Date of Entry of Judgment: [JUDGMENT_DATE]
  • Date Notice of Entry Served: [NOTICE_SERVICE_DATE]
  • Date of Filing Notice of Appeal: [FILING_DATE]
  • Related Post-Trial Motions: [MOTION_DETAILS]

4. ISSUES INTENDED FOR REVIEW (SUMMARY)

  1. [ISSUE_ONE]
  2. [ISSUE_TWO]
  3. [ISSUE_THREE]

5. RECORD AND TRANSCRIPT ARRANGEMENTS (D.C. App. R. 10 & 11)

Appellant [has ordered/will order] transcripts of proceedings held on [HEARING_DATES] from [REPORTER_NAME] and will file a statement regarding transcripts within 10 days. Appellant designates the entire record unless otherwise specified: [SPECIFY_LIMITATIONS].

6. FEES AND BONDS

Appellant has [paid / seeks waiver of] the $100 docketing fee pursuant to D.C. App. R. 3(b)(3) and will file any necessary supersedeas bond under D.C. App. R. 8 to stay enforcement, if applicable.

7. RELIEF REQUESTED

Appellant requests that the District of Columbia Court of Appeals reverse, vacate, or modify the judgment/order described and grant any additional appropriate relief, including costs.

8. SIGNATURE BLOCK

Date: [DATE]

_____________________________________
[ATTORNEY_NAME]
Counsel for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]

9. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (D.C. App. R. 25)

I certify that on [SERVICE_DATE], I served a copy of this NOTICE OF APPEAL on:

☐ Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Civil Division, via ☐ eFiling ☐ Hand Delivery ☐ Mail
☐ [NAME], Counsel for [PARTY], [ADDRESS/EMAIL], via ☐ eService ☐ Mail ☐ Hand Delivery

_______________________________
[SERVER_NAME]
Date: [SERVICE_DATE]
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