Filed: Feb. 14, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 14, 2020
Summary: ORDER LEWIS A. KAPLAN , District Judge . WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on January 16, 2020, entered on the same date at Docket No. 24; WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, Nicholas S. Bradley, of counsel, has requested an extension of the 30-day deadline within which to file a Notice of Appeal of that decision as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(1)(B)(i) and 18 U.S.C. 37
Summary: ORDER LEWIS A. KAPLAN , District Judge . WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on January 16, 2020, entered on the same date at Docket No. 24; WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, Nicholas S. Bradley, of counsel, has requested an extension of the 30-day deadline within which to file a Notice of Appeal of that decision as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(1)(B)(i) and 18 U.S.C. 373..
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ORDER
LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.
WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on January 16, 2020, entered on the same date at Docket No. 24;
WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, Nicholas S. Bradley, of counsel, has requested an extension of the 30-day deadline within which to file a Notice of Appeal of that decision as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(1)(B)(i) and 18 U.S.C. § 3731;
WHEREAS, Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(4) provides that "[u]pon a finding of excusable neglect or good cause, the district court may — before or after the time has expired, with or without motion and notice — extend the time to file a notice of appeal for a period not to exceed 30 days from the expiration of the time otherwise prescribed by this Rule 4(b)";
WHEREAS, the Government requests the extension to enable the Solicitor General to review the Court's decision and determine whether to appeal the decision;
WHEREAS, the Court finds that the Government has demonstrated good cause to extend the time to file a notice of appeal for 30 days;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Government's deadline to file a notice of appeal is extended by 30 days, until and including March 19, 2020.
