But Appeal Was Denied On The Merits.
In Ko v. Liang, Case No. B303813 (2d Dist., Div. 8 May 27, 2021) (unpublished), appellants appealed a fee award based on failing to satisfy a pre-condition mediation requirement, something decided long ago. Ultimately, appellant lost on the merits. However, respondent argued that the appeal was untimely based on a typo in the notice of appeal, even though this was corrected in the Civil Case Information Statement which must be filed in the appellate court. This typo did not mean the appeal could not go forward because it was untimely—after all, notices of appeal are liberally construed and the error was corrected in the subsequent Statement. With that said, appellant lost on the merits.