Swicegood v. Fla. Dept. of Transp.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that dismissal was proper because counsel had failed to file a brief, failed to request an extension of time, and failed to explain his conduct in response to an order of the court
• holding that dismissal was proper because counsel had failed to file a brief, failed to request an extension of time, and failed to explain his conduct in response to the court's order to show cause
• noting reluctance to dismiss appeals “solely for failure to comply with the appellate rules,” but finding dismissal justified when “appellant has been afforded an opportunity to explain the reasons for noncompliance but does not do so”
• brief overdue for two and one half months; inadequate response to court order

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).