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April5,20163:39PM|PostedbyJosephH.LangJr.|Printthispage RelatedAttorneys
LangJr.,JosephH.
AnunpublishedopinionfromtheTenthCircuitCourtof
AppealsinJanuary2016caughtoureyebecauseit
collectedvariousestablishedpreservationoferror RelatedServices
principlesforobjectingtoamagistratejudge'sreportand AppellatePracticeandTrial
recommendationinoneplace.SeeCollinsv.Colvin,2016 Support
WL66503(10thCir.Jan.6,2016)(unpublished).Thetake NationalTrialPractice
awayisthattheneedforproperobjectionstosucha
reportandrecommendationcannotbeoverstated.Asthe
appellatecourtexplained,[t]hescopeofourreviewislimitedtotheissues
theclaimantproperlypreservesinthedistrictcourtandadequatelypresents
onappeal,andheretheappellantwaivedallissuesthathedidnotraisein
hisobjectionstotheR&R.
PreservationIssues:
Tips:
Remembertofiletimelyandspecificobjectionstoamagistratejudge'sreport
andrecommendationinordertopreserveissuesforappellatereview.In
doingso,resistthetemptationtoadoptbyreferenceearlierargumentsmade
inthecase.Spellthoseargumentsoutspecificallyagaininyourobjections.
Ofcourse,ifyouarefacedwithhavingtomakeargumentsonappealthat
werenotpreservedthroughobjectionstothereportandrecommendation,be
suretoargueplainerroronappeal.Otherwise,eventhatexceptionwillbe
waived.[T]hefailuretoargueforplainerroranditsapplicationonappeal
surelymarkstheendoftheroadforawaivedargument.
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