Tag Archives: Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A)

Second Circuit Holds That Late Filing Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A) Is Not Subject to Equitable Exceptions, Overruling Prior Circuit Authority

In Malek v. Feigenbaum, No. 23-992 (2d Cir. Sept. 11, 2024), the Second Circuit dismisses an appeal filed belatedly under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A), and further holds under the intervening authority of Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert, 586 U.S. 188 (2019), negates prior circuit authority that might have recognized equitable exceptions to the 30-day deadline.Continue reading “Second Circuit Holds That Late Filing Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A) Is Not Subject to Equitable Exceptions, Overruling Prior Circuit Authority”

Plaintiffs Waited Too Long to Appeal Post-Judgment Formula for Calculating Interest, Holds Second Circuit

In Amara v. Cigna Corp., No. 20-202 (2d Cir. Nov. 10, 2022), reviewing post-judgment orders in a long-running class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Second Circuit holds that it has no jurisdiction over the plaintiff-class’s challenge to the district court’s orders setting the formula for calculating interest because the noticeContinue reading “Plaintiffs Waited Too Long to Appeal Post-Judgment Formula for Calculating Interest, Holds Second Circuit”