Mellin v. Trousdell

Appellants have been ordered to show cause why their appeal should not be dismissed because notice of appeal was not filed within time. The order to show cause concerns the effect of sections 659 and 660 of the Code of Civil Procedure and rule 3(a) of the Rules on Appeal upon the time within which notice of appeal from a judgment must be filed after denial of a motion for a new trial. The operation of these provisions may be briefly described.

Under rule 2(a) of the Rules on Appeal, notice of appeal must be filed within 60 days from date of entry of judgment, “unless the time is extended as…