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CA7: Wrong event code in electronic filing did not void notice of appeal

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Wrong event code in mandatory electronic filing did not make an otherwise timely notice of appeal untimely. But, counsel is warned to pay attention to the coding. Vince v. Rock County, Wisc., 10-1659 (7th Cir. May 3, 2010) (per curiam): Counsel practicing in the federal courts today would be well advised to pay close attention to their electronic transmissions, so that errors in electronic filing do not adversely affect one of their cases. Otherwise, counsel may find that “‘a computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history—with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila’”, as Judge Aldisert observed in Carelock, 459 F.3d at 443 (citation omitted), quoting a not so old adage...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).