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Type
Opinion of the Court
Filed
June 14, 2007
Case
Bowles v. Russell
Case status
Decided

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Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, a District Court purported to extend a party’s time for filing an appeal beyond the period allowed by statute. We must decide whether the Court of Appeals had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal filed after the statutory period but within the period allowed by the District Court’s order. We have long and repeatedly held that the time limits for…

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TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Clarence Thomas June 14, 2007
Dissent Not attributed June 14, 2007