Davila v. McWhorter’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘Rule 5 vests broad discretion in courts to allow enlargement of the time within which some acts are required, or allowed to be done, but Rule 437 makes it clear that such discretion is not allowed in passing on motions to enlarge the time to file a transcript and statement of facts in this language: “ ‘ “The court may make no enlargement of time prohibited by Rule 5 nor-any enlargement of time for filing transcript and statement of facts except as contemplated by Rule 386.” “ ‘The Legislature has said in no uncertain terms that civil litigation should not be drawn out but should be disposed of with dispatch. By court rules we have sought to adhere to that policy. The end result should be a better administration of justice. That result cannot be obtained if the statute designed to attain if is not enforced according to its clear intent.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clayton v. Clayton

2. ““ ‘Regardless of who may have caused this delay, we must now deny this motion for leave to file, because the time within which the record can be filed in this Court is long past.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clayton v. Clayton