Legal Opinion
Virella-Nieves v. Briggs & Stratton Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 4, 1995No. 93-2010, 93-2217 and 93-2229PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The district court, finding that defendants had “good cause” for their failure to file a notice of appeal within the applicable thirty-day period, issued an order extending their time to file an appeal. Because “good cause” is not the proper basis for an extension of time under the circumstances present here, we must vacate the court’s order.
I. Background
After trial, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs on their product liability action. Both sides then filed timely post-trial motions, which were denied by the court on July 12, 1993. The clerk of court…
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