Anderson v. Seward Luggage Co.

In previous instances involving far less egregious violations of the filing requirements, I have joined decisions to deny motions for rule on the clerk based upon the belief that the requirements are jurisdictional and are uniformly applied to all litigants, except for the special treatment accorded criminal defendants whose constitutional rights to appellate review would be lost if their appeals were dismissed because of mistakes by counsel to meet the fifing requirements. I continue to do so in this instance, but not without concerns about the glaring inconsistency between the result…