Nash v. District of Columbia

The last day for filing appellant’s brief was June 28. Appellant did not file it nor did he seek an extension of time for such filing.

The case was placed on our July calendar, to be called on July IS. It was not until then that counsel appeared and made an oral motion for leave to file the brief, stating no reason except that he had been busy with other matters. That is hardly a persuasive ground for an extension of time under these circumstances. We recently said that:

“ * * * the great majority of lawyers have had no difficulty in complying with such rules and that even the busiest lawyer…