Art. 2127 Record on appeal; preparation

When someone appeals a case, the trial court clerk is the one responsible for putting together the official record and sending it to the appeals court. This record has to be filed by a certain deadline, called the return day, or by any later date the court allows.

The important part for people appealing is this: if the clerk messes up, whether by missing the deadline or making mistakes in the paperwork, it will not hurt your appeal. You are not held responsible for the clerk's errors. Your case can still move forward even if the clerk didn't do their job correctly or on time.