January v. Masoumeh-Parivash

The majority of this court, without written opinion, has today granted a motion allowing a belated brief to be filed on behalf of the appellee in this case. I dissent because (1) the motion filed by an attorney who I believe is not authorized to represent the appellee, but even if he is, (2) his motion clearly shows that there is no good, valid, or equitable reason to allow his brief to be filed late.

An affidavit by the attorney, filed in support of his motion, states:

Our law firm was retained on approximately March 22, 1990, by Employers Mutual Insurance Company, which had posted a $13,000…