Filed: Nov. 26, 2019
Latest Update: Nov. 26, 2019
Summary: ORDER CATHY SEIBEL , District Judge . WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on October 30, 2019; WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, James Ligtenberg and Michael D. Maimin, 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
Summary: ORDER CATHY SEIBEL , District Judge . WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on October 30, 2019; WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, James Ligtenberg and Michael D. Maimin, 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 o..
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ORDER
CATHY SEIBEL, District Judge.
WHEREAS, the Court issued a decision in the above-referenced matter on October 30, 2019;
WHEREAS, the United States of America, by and through Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney, James Ligtenberg and Michael D. Maimin, 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 December 30, 2019.
