Art. 2165 Appeals deemed abandoned

If you file an appeal, you need to keep moving it forward. If nobody takes any action on the appeal for the amount of time set by the appeals court's rules, the court will consider the appeal abandoned. This means the case is treated as if it were dropped, even if no one officially said they wanted to quit.

This matters because staying silent or inactive too long can cost you your appeal entirely. Each appeals court sets its own deadline for how long parties can go without taking a step in the case, so you need to check that specific court's rules to know your time limit. Once that time passes without any action, the appeal is gone and generally cannot be revived.

If you're involved in an appeal, the safest approach is to stay in regular contact with your attorney and make sure required filings, motions, or other actions happen on schedule. Missing these deadlines because of inactivity can end your case before it's ever decided on the merits.