Legal Opinion
Royall v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 21, 2008No. 07-7165PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. As a threshold matter, the National Association of Letter Carriers (“the Union”) contends that the court lacks jurisdiction because the appeal is untimely. Although the notice of appeal was not timely docketed in the district court, we hold that the appeal is timely because the notice of appeal was electronically filed within the thirty-day period for appeals in a civil case. Under the federal rules of…
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