- 1). File before the deadline. Appeals and notices of appeal must generally be filed within a certain time limit. For example, the state of Minnesota requires that all civil appeals be filed within 60 days from the date when a verdict was entered, unless a specific statute allows for a longer filing period.
- 2). Write a notice of appeal. To appeal a case, a notice of appeal must be drafted and filed with the court. Generally, the notice must state the party's intent to file the petition for appeal, the case being appealed, and name any interested parties.
- 3). File a notice of appeal. Filing an appeal usually requires that the appeal is filed both with the clerk of the district court, and the clerk of the appellate court, depending on the jurisdiction.
- 4). Serve the opposing party. Whenever a case is appealed, the party appealing it, referred to as the appellant, must inform the opposing party--the appellee--of the appeal. Generally, the appellant must serve a copy of the appeal to the appellant before or on the same days as the filing of the appeal.
- 5). Write and file the appeal. After the notice of appeal has been filed and served, the appeal itself must be written and then filed in time. The appeal must generally state the reasons for the appeal and provide appropriate legal justification for why the court should grant the appeal. This too must be delivered to the court and served on the appellee.
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