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· 4/26/1979

United States v. Jack Leon Lucas

Citations

  • 597 F.2d 243
  • 27 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 938
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 15148

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that “a district court retains limited jurisdiction beyond the running of the total appeal period” to address a timely filed motion for an extension of time
  • “[T]he acceptance of a notice of appeal for filing is a mere clerical function.”

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Judges: Seth, Pickett, McWilliams

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