Is it impossible for appellant to obtain any effective relief from the appellate court?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Coachella Valley Water Dist. v. McMaken, E053851 (Cal. App. 2014):

impossible for the appellate court to grant appellant any effective relief.'" (Santa Monica Baykeeper v. City of Malibu (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 1538, 1547; Lockaway, at p. 175.)

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