what does a petitioner do in court
The petitioner usually begins the appeals process by filing a petition for leave to appeal. If this petition is granted, the petitioner then files an appellate brief that sets out in writing the arguments the petitioner plans to make to the court and the laws or precedents that support the petitionerâs arguments. The petitioner must give a copy of this brief to the respondent when it is filed with the court. Once the respondent has a copy of the petitionerâs appellate brief, he has a limited amount of time â as few as 20 days in some courts â to file a response.