Josh Yount

Josh Yount

April 13, 2020 | Law.com

7th Circ. Overrules Precedent in Enforcing Appeal Deadline Missed Due to Mistyped Email Address

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's decision toward the end of last year in Groves v. United States, 941 F.3d 315 (7th Cir. 2019), is quite unusual. It repudiates a long-standing Seventh Circuit precedent regarding the timeliness of interlocutory appeals sought under 28 U.S.C. Section 1292(b).

By Josh Yount

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