Case Name: Leon R. KOZIOL, individually and as natural parent of Child A and Child B, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. Daniel KING, individually and as New York State Family Court Judge, James Gorman, individually and as Family Court Magistrate, James Tormey, individually and as Administrator for the Fifth District, Robert Rose, individually and as member of New York Appellate Division, Third Department, John A. Lahtinen, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Edward Spain, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Leslie Stein, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Monica Duffy, individually and as Chairwoman/Counsel for the New York Committee on Professional Standards, Steven Zayas, as an individual and investigator for said Committee, Nicole Christensen, individually and as supervisor for the Oneida County Support Collection Unit, John Centra, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Kelly Hawse-Koziol, individually and as Custodial Parent for the state, Defendants-Appellees, William Koslosky, individually and as state "Attorney for the Child," Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-07-07
Citations: 667 F. App'x 331
Docket Number: 15-2819
Parties: Leon R. KOZIOL, individually and as natural parent of Child A and Child B, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. Daniel KING, individually and as New York State Family Court Judge, James Gorman, individually and as Family Court Magistrate, James Tormey, individually and as Administrator for the Fifth District, Robert Rose, individually and as member of New York Appellate Division, Third Department, John A. Lahtinen, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Edward Spain, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Leslie Stein, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Monica Duffy, individually and as Chairwoman/Counsel for the New York Committee on Professional Standards, Steven Zayas, as an individual and investigator for said Committee, Nicole Christensen, individually and as supervisor for the Oneida County Support Collection Unit, John Centra, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Kelly Hawse-Koziol, individually and as Custodial Parent for the state, Defendants-Appellees, William Koslosky, individually and as state “Attorney for the Child,” Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee.
Judges: PRESENT: CHESTER J. STRAUB, RICHARD C. WESLEY, CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 331–333

Head Matter:
Leon R. KOZIOL, individually and as natural parent of Child A and Child B, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. Daniel KING, individually and as New York State Family Court Judge, James Gorman, individually and as Family Court Magistrate, James Tormey, individually and as Administrator for the Fifth District, Robert Rose, individually and as member of New York Appellate Division, Third Department, John A. Lahtinen, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Edward Spain, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Leslie Stein, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, Monica Duffy, individually and as Chairwoman/Counsel for the New York Committee on Professional Standards, Steven Zayas, as an individual and investigator for said Committee, Nicole Christensen, individually and as supervisor for the Oneida County Support Collection Unit, John Centra, individually and as member of the New York Appellate Division, Kelly Hawse-Koziol, individually and as Custodial Parent for the state, Defendants-Appellees, William Koslosky, individually and as state “Attorney for the Child,” Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee.
15-2819
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
July 7, 2016
For Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellant: Leon R. Koziol, pro se, New Hartford, NY.
For Defendant-Appellee Kelly Hawse-Koziol: Kelly Hawse-Koziol, pro se, New Hartford, NY.
For Defendant-Appellee Nicole Christensen: William P. Schmitt, Schmitt & Lascurettes, LLC, Utica, NY.
For Remaining Defendants-Appellees: Laura Etlinger, Assistant Solicitor General (Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Andrew D. Bing, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief), for Eric T. Schneid-erman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
For Plaintiff-Counter Claimant-Appel-lee: Paul G. Ferrara, Costello, Cooney & Fearson, PLLC, Syracuse, NY.
PRESENT: CHESTER J. STRAUB, RICHARD C. WESLEY, CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Appellant Leon R. Koziol, pro se, appeals from an August 10, 2015 order of the United States District Court for Northern District of New York (Sharpe, C.J.) denying his motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal under-Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure ("FRAP") 4(a)(5). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history of the case, and the arguments on appeal.
We review the denial of a motion for an extension of time under FRAP 4(a)(5) for abuse of discretion. In re Johns-Manville Corp., 476 F.3d 118, 124 (2d Cir. 2007). Under this standard, a district court's decision "cannot be set aside by a reviewing court unless it has a definite and firm conviction that the court below committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion that it reached upon a weighing of the relevant factors." Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 333 F.3d 355, 362 (2d Cir. 2003) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).
FRAP 4(a)(5) gives the district court discretion to extend the time to file a notice of appeal upon a shovraig of "excusable neglect or good cause." Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5)(ii). In deciding whether neglect is excusable, courts focus on " 'the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the mov-ant....'" Silivanch, 333 F.3d at 366 (quoting Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 507 U.S. 380, 395, 113 S.Ct. 1489, 123 L.Ed.2d 74 (1993)).
Our review of the district court decision does not result in a "definite and firm conviction" that it "committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion that it reached upon a weighing of the relevant factors." Id. at 362 (internal quotation marks omitted). The district court applied the correct test and reasonably concluded that Appellant failed to demonstrate excus able neglect or good cause because the stated reasons for the delay were entirely within his control. See id. at 366. Because the district court's determination falls within the range of permissible decisions, it did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellant's FRAP 4(a)(5) motion.
We have considered all of Appellant's arguments and find them to be without merit. Accordingly, the order of the district court is AFFIRMED.