(a) Generally. A court of appeals must not affirm or reverse a judgment or dismiss an appeal if:
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(1) the trial court's erroneous action or failure or refusal to act prevents the proper presentation of a case to the court of appeals; and
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(2) the trial court can correct its action or failure to act.
(b) Court of Appeals Direction if Error Remediable. If the circumstances described in (a) exist, the court of appeals must direct the trial court to correct the error. The court of appeals will then proceed as if the erroneous action or failure to act had not occurred.