United States Ninth Circuit

In a RICO claim, the district court properly granted an extension of time for defendant-attorney's failure to timely file a notice of appeal where defendant's failure to file was excusable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/24/2004
• Decided 11/15/2004
• Published 11/15/2004

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, KOZINSKI, RYMER, KLEINFELD, THOMAS, SILVERMAN, McKEOWN, GOULD, BERZON, RAWLINSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neil Papiano and Patrick McAdam, Iverson, Yoakum, Papiano & Hatch, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Boies and Robert Silver, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Armonk, NY, for defendants-appellees.