10/18/2007
Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Extra Time to Appeal Where Attorney Failed to Monitor Electronic Docket
Susan F. Kuhn, et al. v. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc. et al., ___F.3d___, 2007 WL 2287742 (6th Cir, 2007)
Brief Summary
The court upheld the US District Court’s decision not to extend the time for the filing of an appeal by a non-party whose attorney was not aware of the date on which an order had been entered but who could have been aware if he had made use of the district court’s electronic docketing system.
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