Legal Opinion
Home & Family, Inc. v. England Resources Corp. (In Re Home & Family, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1996No. 95-1239PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
We review this case to determine whether the doctrine of “unique circumstances” saves Home & Family, Inc. (HFI) from the district court’s dismissal of its bankruptcy appeal. The doctrine permits an untimely appeal to go forward “where a party has performed an act which, if properly done, would postpone the deadline for filing an appeal and has received specific assurance by a judicial officer that this act has been properly done.” Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney, 489 U.S. 169, 179, 109 S.Ct. 987, 993, 103 L.Ed.2d 146 (1989). -We agree with the district court that the…
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