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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

) 2:06-cv-2649-GEB-GGH

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and )

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., in his )

capacity as Attorney General for )

the State of California, )

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Defendants. )

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On January 4, 2008, George Turner and Juan Morales filed a

motion for extension of time within which an appeal could be filled

from the Summary Judgment entered in Plaintiff’s favor on November 8,

2007. These movant’s assert that January 7, 2008, is the last date on

which an appeal could be timely filed and that the time for filing an

appeal should be continued thirty days, so that they could “file an

emergency motion for leave to intervene for purposes of appealing the

judgment” by January 7, 2008. (Mot. at 1.) Since Defendants did not

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announce their intention to forego an appeal until December 19, 2007,

and an extension may conserve judicial resources, good cause exists

for extending the time to file a notice of appeal under Rule of

Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5). Accordingly, the Motion is granted and

the time to file a notice of appeal is extended thirty days. See Roe

v. Town of Highland, 909 F.2d 1097, 1099-1100 (7th Cir. 1990)

(recognizing that an extension under Rule 4(a)(5) may be granted when

a motion to intervene has not been acted upon within the time of

appeal.) The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of this Order on the

movants’ attorney. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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