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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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 Although it appears that plaintiff has directed the motion to the Ninth Circuit Court of 1

Appeals, it is pending in this court’s case docket. The undersigned addresses this motion to the

extent that it is correctly construed to be directed to the district court. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY R. TURNER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-1362 LKK GGH P

vs.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On December 14, 2009, plaintiff filed a “notice to file belated appeal with good

cause....”, which the court construes as a motion for an extension of time to file a notice of

appeal. Judgment was entered in this case on May 21, 2009. Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 1

4(a)(1)(A), the time for filing a notice of appeal in a civil case is “within 30 days after the

judgment or order appealed from is entered.” Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5)(A):

The district court may extend the time for filing a notice of appeal

if:

(i) a party so moves no later than 30 days after the

time prescribed by this Rule 4(a) expires; and

(ii) regardless of whether its motion is filed before

or during the 30 days after the time prescribed by

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this Rule 4(a) expires, that party shows excusable

neglect or good cause. 

In this instance, plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file a notice of 

appeal, filed more than six months after entry of judgment, is itself untimely and the motion must

be denied on that ground.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s “notice to file belated

appeal,” construed as a motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal, filed on

December 14, 2009, is denied as untimely under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5)(A).

DATED: June 9, 2010.

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