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· 4/2/1996

Eduardo M. Benavides v. Bureau of Prisons

Citations

  • 79 F.3d 1211
  • 316 U.S. App. D.C. 411
  • 34 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 25
  • 34 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 25
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 6089
  • 1996 WL 145474

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that where proper notice is never received, only 180-day deadline applies
  • holding that where proper notice is never received, only 180-day deadline applies
  • construing prior version of Federal Rule 4 and concluding that actual notice by clerk or party required to start seven-day window
  • “If in a particular case the movant is at fault—if the movant negligently failed to notify the clerk of his change of address, for example— then the district court may, in its discretion, deny relief under Rule 4(a)(6)”
  • “If in a particular case the movant is at fault— if the movant negligently failed to notify the clerk of his change of address, for example— then the district court may, in its discretion, deny relief under Rule 4(a)(6).”

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Judges: Buckley, Ginsburg, Henderson

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