Appeal

A request for your health insurer or plan to review a decision or a grievance again.

A request for a fair review of a decision or action, to see if an error was made.

To call for a review of an IRS decision or proposed adjustment.

A review by a higher court of the judgment or decision of a lower court.

A request to a higher court to review a lower court decision.

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." Both the plaintiff and the defendant can appeal, and the party doing so is called the appellant. Appeals can be made for a variety of reasons including improper procedure and asking the court to change its interpretation of the law.

A request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court (appellate court) review the trial court's decision to determine if it was correct. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the "appellant;" the other party is the "appellee."

This is a legal process used to review the final decision in a criminal case in Delaware as defined by the State Constitution, Court Rules, and the Delaware Code. The conviction and sentence of a defendant in Superior Court may be appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court. Decisions regarding motions decided after the conviction may also be appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court. An appeal in a Superior Court criminal case is filed by providing a notice of appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court within 30 days of the date of the sentence, or within 30 days from the entry on the Superior Court docket of a decision regarding a motion filed after the conviction. The Supreme Court Rules, and the Delaware Code, available in public libraries throughout the State, should be reviewed carefully before submitting an appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court, to make certain that all of the filing requirements are followed. The guidance of a Delaware Attorney is invaluable. Appeals to Superior Court are covered in a separate section of this document.

A review by an appellate court of a lower court’s decision to determine if mistakes had been made, and if the mistakes are significant enough to require some form of remedy.

The act of seeking a higher court’s review of a lower court’s decision.

A defendant who has been found guilty after a trial has the right to appeal the conviction to the appropriate U.S. court of appeals and seek a new trial or other relief. Similarly, when authorized by statute, a party adversely affected by a sentence imposed by the court or by a pretrial ruling of the court may appeal that sentence or ruling to the court of appeals and seek a different result.

An appeal is a legal action where the losing party requests that a higher court review the decision.

A request that a higher authority (in a patent office or a court) review an adverse patentability decision (a rejection of a claim) by an Examiner. In the USPTO, an appeal is first taken to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. MPEP 1205.

When the Chair rules on a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling, in which case the full Senate makes a final decision on the point of order by voting whether to sustain or reverse the ruling.