The Washington times., 1934-07-12
R. T. WELLFORD
HEADS TIME
BAR GROUP

Richard E. Wexford is chair.
man Of a committee appointed by
Bar Association President F. Re
gis. Noel. yesterday, to undertake
one Of the most intricate and dis
concerting problems in the local
practice-that of unifying, If pos.
sible, some of the 80 different
computations Of time prescribed by
the courts within which certain
processes and papers must be
filed.
There are 80 different provisions
in the rules of the several courts
for the time limit in filing GER
tain papers-most Of them appar-
emily fixed without rhyme or rea-
son and utterly at variance with
others. ''..'..
The English ListinES
The need for change was first
recognized by Walter C.. English,
who in a Letter to H. Prescott Bat
ley Of the committee Of rules, made
the analysis that presented the
situation in a strikingly effective
manner.
Mr.. EngliSh'S arrangement of
the various rules prescribing time
limits follows:
Appeal from District Supreme
Court, 20 days exclusive (App.
KID: Appeal in Bankruptcy case,
80 days inclusive (statute); Bond
on Appeal, 20 days exclusive, CApp.
X-2); File record on Appeal, 80
days exclusive Il 46-1, APP. XV-D;
Serve copy bill of exceptions, 25
days inclusive Il 46-3); File amend
ments, Is days inclusive Il 46-3);
Serve copy Of Amendment, five
days exclusive q 46-3); Give No
tice, two days exclusive Il 46-3);
Submit Bill of Exceptions, As days
inclusive IL 46-D: Petition for
Writ to Municipal Court, 10 days
inclusive; Petition for Writ to oP.
lice Court, 10 days inclusive; Peti.
tion for Writ to Juvenile Court,
10 days inclusive.
l. Other EnumeratiOns
File bond from Municipal
Court, 20 days; file bond on ap-
peal from interlocutory judgment,
10 days exclusive (App. X-D;
notice of appeal, five days ex-
elusive App. x.6): notice of ap-
peal service, 20 days exclusive
.(App. X-6); statement of errors,
six days exclusive (App. V-5);
file record in special appeal, 20
days exclusive q 46-1, App. XV-2):
submit bill of exceptions to Police
or Juvenile Court, five days ex-
elusive (XXVI-2): Police or Juve-
nile Court judge to sign bill, 10
days exclusive (XXVI-2); to apply
for writ Of error to Police or
Juvenile Court, five days ex-
elusive (XXVI-3): to object to
petition for writ of error to Police
or Juvenile Court, 10 days ex-
elusive; motion for new trial, four
days exclusive Il 45-D: hearing
on new Trial, is days inclusive
IL 45-2); entry of judgment, five
days exclusive Il 45-3); appeals,
exclusive IL. Sc, App; ready
calendar, three days exclusive
IL 75-4); equity process, 20 days
inclusive (E 23-2): law process,
20 days exclusive CA D. c. c. 37D;
answer in equity, 20 days inclusive
I(E $3.50; pro confesso, 20 days in
elusive (E 2O; publication, 40
days exclusive (24-380).
Particular attention is to be di.
rected toward Law Rule re-
garding computation Of time in
applying the rules of the Su-
preme Court of the District of
Columbia.
A glaring instance Of variance
In the rules is shown by the fact
that the 20 days in which to an
swer in law case excludes Sun
days and legal holidays while the
40 days to answer in an equity
case includes Sundays and legal
holidays.
The committee is designated as
the committee on computation Of
time.
Morris Simon is vice chairman,
Frederick Towers is secretary Of
the committee which includes
Franklyn Yasmer, A. Rea VIII
liamS, Herbert s. Ward, w. w.
Spalding, Elmer Cummings and
Richard A. Ford.