record-designation

name	record-designation
title	Record Designation on Appeal
description	Drafts a Record Designation on Appeal identifying trial court materials for transmission to the appellate court. Covers appellant designations and appellee counter-designations with transcript requests, exhibit lists, cost allocation, and compliance guidance. Use when filing a designation of record, counter-designation, transcript designation, or preparing the appellate record after a notice of appeal.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/record-designation
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	litigation
language	en
tags	["drafting","pleading"]

Record Designation on Appeal

Drafts a designation identifying all trial court materials to be transmitted to the appellate court, organized for completeness against each appellate issue.

Prerequisites

1. Notice of Appeal — filed and served; appellate case number if assigned
2. Trial court docket — chronological docket with filing dates and entry numbers
3. Case documents — pleadings, motions, orders, jury instructions, verdict forms
4. Trial exhibits — exhibit numbers, descriptions, and admission status
5. Hearing/trial dates — dates, judges, subject matter, witness lists
6. Appellate issues — identified errors or rulings being challenged
7. Applicable rules — jurisdiction-specific deadlines and format requirements
8. Party role — appellant (initial designation) or appellee (counter-designation)

Output Structure

1. Caption

Element	Requirement
Court	Full appellate court name
Case numbers	Appellate case no. + trial court case no.
Parties	Full names with appellate designations (Appellant/Appellee or Petitioner/Respondent)
Title	"Designation of Record on Appeal" or jurisdiction-specific variant

2. Organization

Choose based on case complexity:

• Chronological — simple cases; all items by filing/occurrence date
• Categorical — complex cases; group by type with chronological sub-ordering

3. Foundational Documents

• Notice of Appeal
• Final judgment or appealable order
• Post-judgment motions (JNOV, new trial, reconsideration)

For each item: exact docket title, filing date, docket entry number.

4. Pleadings

• Complaint/petition (and amendments)
• Answers, responsive pleadings
• Counterclaims, cross-claims (if relevant to appellate issues)

5. Motions & Briefing

For each challenged ruling, designate the complete motion package:

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