California Appellate Report notes an order from the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday in which it modified its original opinion by eliminating a snide comment about lawyering skills. As Professor Martin points out, this is an unusual amendment.
Even more interesting to me: the order does not set out the entirety of the language to be deleted. Instead, it references the sentence to be deleted only by the beginning words in that sentence: “Lawyers should learn . . . .” Which gives you a hint that the excised language is a little snarky, and may even prompt the average reader to look up the original opinion. Which you won’t have to do if you go to California Appellate Report.