Legal Opinion
Jeffrey L. Sprout and Holly Renee Sprout v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1982No. 80-4414PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
The Sprouts appeal from a district court order of July 8, 1980, granting summary judgment against them. Their attorney prepared a notice of appeal late in the afternoon of August 7, 1980, the last day on which appeal could be taken under Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(1), and sent his secretary to the district court clerk’s office to file it. She arrived shortly after the clerk’s office closed at 4:00 p. m. The notice of appeal was not filed until August 8,1980 — one day late.
The Sprouts filed a timely motion for extension of time in which to appeal pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(5). The district court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Jacqueline Selph v. Council of the City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Wallace v. ChappellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- In Re the Matter of Ned H. Donnell, AKA Ned Halcomb Donnell, Bankrupt. Ned H. Donnell v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Alfonso Meza, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Prestex, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
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