New Hampshire Revised Statutes 490:8-a – Publication of the Status of Cases
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I. Beginning with notices of appeal filed on January 1, 2002, the supreme court shall make available to the public a record of cases pending before the court. The record shall be by calendar year, with the current year recording all cases filed with the court in that year. The record for prior years shall only document cases pending. Cases pending shall be those cases in which a decision has not been made as to accepting the notice of appeal or the accepted appeal has not been decided. The record shall be updated and printed quarterly and shall be available not later than 15 days after the end of each quarter. This report shall list the following data:
(a) Name and docket number.
(b) Date of acceptance or rejection of the notice of appeal and if the appeal was accepted or rejected.
(c) Date of oral argument.
(d) Date of decision.
II. At the end of each calendar year, all cases for which the notice of appeal was rejected and all cases decided shall be removed from the list.
(a) Name and docket number.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 490:8-a
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
(b) Date of acceptance or rejection of the notice of appeal and if the appeal was accepted or rejected.
(c) Date of oral argument.
(d) Date of decision.
II. At the end of each calendar year, all cases for which the notice of appeal was rejected and all cases decided shall be removed from the list.