Legal Opinion
Airline Pilots v. Executive Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 1978No. Nos. 77-1448, 77-1471PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole issue in this case is whether the district court erred as a matter of law in allowing Airline Pilots Union, plaintiff-ap-pellee, to file its Notice of Appeal late pursuant to Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The pertinent portion of the rule reads:
Upon a showing of excusable neglect, the district court may extend the time for filing the notice of appeal by any party for a period not to exceed 30 days from the expiration of the time otherwise prescribed by this subdivision.
The undisputed facts are these. The Notice of Appeal was dated and mailed on September 2,…
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