Singh v. American Postal Workers Union Oakland Local 78
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:19-cv-06659
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Singh v. American Postal Workers Union Oakland Local 78, Judge Chhabria denied Singh’s request to extend the appeal deadline because the motion did not request an extension or explain the delay.
Singh’s request for additional time to appeal was denied; the order did not decide the underlying dispute between the parties.
What happened
In Singh v. American Postal Workers Union Oakland Local 78, Singh asked the court to extend the time for filing an appeal.
The court denied the request. It said the motion did not explicitly ask for an extension under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) and did not explain Singh’s delay.
Judge Vince Chhabria issued the order on August 4, 2020.
The detailed version
- Singh v. American Postal Workers Union Oakland Local 78 · No. 3:19-cv-06659
- Vince Chhabria
- Aug. 4, 2020
Background
Singh requested more time to appeal. The request concerned Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5), which governs requests to extend the deadline for filing a civil appeal.
Court’s ruling
The court denied Singh’s request. It gave two reasons: the motion did not explicitly request an extension of the appeal deadline, and it did not provide an excuse for Singh’s delay. The court relied on Malone v. Avenenti, 850 F.2d 569, 572–73 (9th Cir. 1988).
Judge Vince Chhabria signed the order. The opinion addressed only the request to extend the appeal deadline and did not decide the underlying dispute between Singh and the defendants.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.