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Type
Dissent
Filed
June 14, 2007
Case
Bowles v. Russell
Case status
Decided

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Justice Souter, with whom Justice Stevens, Justice Ginsburg, and Justice Breyer join, dissenting. The District Court told petitioner Keith Bowles that his notice of appeal was due on February 27, 2004. He filed a notice of appeal on February 26, only to be told that he was too late because his deadline had actually been February 24. It is intolerable for the judicial system to treat people this way, and there is…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Clarence Thomas June 14, 2007
Opinion of the Court Not attributed June 14, 2007