Key legal question
Whether the appeal was admissible despite the appellant’s lack of procedural capacity and legal capacity to conduct the proceedings.
Extracted holding
The appeal could not be entered into because the appellant lacked procedural capacity and also appeared unable to understand and conduct the proceedings adequately.
Extracted reasoning
The earlier judgment limiting her capacity for litigation had not yet become final, but the federal appeal had no suspensive effect. In addition, the court considered her understanding of complex financial matters to be clearly impaired.