Opinion ID: 1057335
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The order of filing

Text: ¶ 35. We first consider defendants’ contention that filing the notice of appeal divested the superior court of jurisdiction to consider the motion to amend the complaint. Defendants argue, citing the superior court’s docket sheet, that the notice of appeal was filed before the motion to amend, thereby rendering the latter a “nullity.” ¶ 36. The trial court—the very tribunal in which both the motion to amend and the notice of appeal were filed—found that it “cannot determine which of the two was first filed on July 14th.” Accordingly, the trial court treated the motions as simultaneously filed. Defendants cite only the trial court’s docket sheet to support their contrary contention that the motion to amend was filed after the notice of appeal, and yet do not explicitly claim error in the trial court’s finding that it could not determine the order of filing. We will not assume, based only on defendants’ conclusory statements, that the trial court misinterpreted its own docket sheet or docketing practices, and we will treat the motion to amend and the notice of appeal as simultaneous. Defendants have other claims, however.