Opinion ID: 2509319
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: Mother's Motion For Post-Appeal Relief Should Be Treated As The Functional Equivalent Of A Timely Rehearing Petition

Text: ¶ 18 In the alternative, I would declare Mother's motion for an appeal-related attorney's fee, which was brought within 20 days of the opinion's filing, [29] as a functional equivalent of her petition for rehearing and make a nunc pro tunc transfer to the COCA division whence the case came. [30] The jurisdiction over the appeal would remain vested in that COCA division until the timely rehearing's disposition. [31] Father's petition for certiorari, which was brought one day earlier than the fee quest, should be treated as prematurely filed, but considered refiled by operation of law as of the time rehearing decision is reached. ¶ 19 In sum, because this court has no cognizance to entertain an enlargement of Mother's appellate recovery sans her own timely certiorari petition and her quest for relief can be viewed as either a timely rehearing petition or motion for postdecisional relief from COCA, fairness requires that by a nunc pro tunc transfer Mother's motion be referred for disposition by COCA.