Legal Opinion
John Pettitt v. John Chiang
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2009No. 08-16881UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Appellants John Pettitt, Murphy Labrador Corporation, and Barbara Musser as Trustee of the MAX GSD Trust of 1996 appeal from the district court’s order denying their motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.
A timely notice of appeal is mandatory and jurisdictional. Vahan v. Shalala, 30 F.3d 102, 103 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam). A notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the district court enters judgment where, as here, the United States is not a party. Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). The district court may extend this period only if two requirements…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Laffit Pincay, Jr. Christopher J. McCarron v. Vincent S. Andrews Robert Andrews Vincent Andrews Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Alaska Limestone Corp. v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Christopher Vahan v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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