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· 11/13/2001

Yesudian Ex Rel. United States v. Howard University

Citations

  • 270 F.3d 969
  • 348 U.S. App. D.C. 145
  • 18 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 110
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 24378
  • 2001 WL 1402595

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding district courts can grant even after-the-fact deadline extensions without finding excusable neglect if the other party was not prejudiced
  • emphasizing that allowing a late dispositive motion “could obviate the need for trial, further conserving judicial resources and the time and money the parties will have to expend if this case proceeds to trial”
  • exercising such discretion, and noting that the bar presented by a “failure to raise an issue in an initial appeal is far from absolute”
  • affirming district court’s acceptance of untimely submission under Rule 6(b)(1)(B) based on a generous construction of an opposition memorandum and even without finding excusable neglect
  • rejecting individual capacity liability under the FCA because “all the § 3730(h) remedies are phrased in mandatory language (the employee ‘shall be entitled,’ etc.
  • exercising such discretion, and noting that the bar presented by a “failure to raise an issue in an initial appeal is far from absolute”

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Judges: Ginsburg, Henderson, Williams

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