Appeal deadline extensions
Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Servs. of Chicago
In brief
The Supreme Court wiped out the Seventh Circuit’s judgment and sent Hamer’s case back to that court; the final outcome of her appeal remains open.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 9-0 · November 8, 2017 · Opinion by Justice Ginsburg
- What it’s about
- Charmaine Hamer filed her appeal within a deadline extended by the district court, but the Seventh Circuit threw it out, treating a limit in an appellate rule as restricting its power to hear the case.
- Who it affects
- Hamer’s appeal was not finally resolved by the Supreme Court’s disposition.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court wiped out the Seventh Circuit’s judgment (vacated it) and sent the case back for further proceedings (remanded).
Charmaine Hamer filed her appeal within the extended deadline set by the district court. The Seventh Circuit threw it out because it viewed the 14-day cap as limiting its authority to hear the appeal.
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)(C) sets a 14-day cap on extensions of the deadline to file a notice of appeal.
Question presented
Whether the 14-day limit on extensions of time to file a notice of appeal, set by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)(C), is jurisdictional?
What the Court decided
Holding
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
- Result
- Vacated
The vote
What's next
The case returns to the Seventh Circuit for further proceedings.
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