Court Opinion

ID: 9716464
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 06:40:41.178198+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:45.815516
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE McDADE, specially concurring: I am in complete agreement with the decision in this appeal. I write separately only to observe that it must surely be frustrating for a pro se appellant who already feels aggrieved to have his appeal “resolved” on the basis of a fatally insufficient record. Most appeals are filed because the parties want a review of the merits of their claims or defenses. We share their dissatisfaction when we cannot reach the merits because of procedural defects or inadequacies in the record. Hopefully, in addition to highlighting one of the many pitfalls that can trip up a pro se litigant, a situation such as this also will serve as a reminder to all participants in legal proceedings of the importance of creating a complete record in the trial court and filing a sufficient record in the appellate court.