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384 F.2d 131

Docket Misc. No. 224.

Hansen v. Trawler Snoopy, Inc.

First Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Oct. 18, 1967.

First Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1967-10-18

2 counsel of record

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2072 · 28 U.S.C. § 2107

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ON MOTION TO DISMISS · Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1967-10-18

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¶1*132Nathan Greenberg, Boston, Mass., on motion and memorandum for appellants.

¶2Eugene Underwood, Owen B. Walsh, New York City, Philip G. Willard, Portland, Me., and Burlingham, Underwood, Barron, Wright & White, New York City, on memorandum in opposition.

¶3ON MOTION TO DISMISS

¶4Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, Mc-ENTEE and' COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

¶5PER CURIAM.

¶6Claimants-appellants on August 10, 1967, over 70 days after a judgment of exoneration in a liability proceeding originally brought on the then admiralty side of the district court, filed a notice of appeal. Petitioner moves to dismiss on the ground of untimeliness. Appellants point to 28 U.S.C. § 2107, which specifies a 90-day appeal period for admiralty cases.

¶7The merger of the civil and admiralty sides of the court was aeeomplishedjon Juftf .171966. As~bf~tha1rdate the revised civil rules became effective, jOrder of the Supreme Court, 383 U.S. ¡1031 (1966), and all laws in conflict with them became ineffective, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2072, 2073. The rules were made applicable to all cases then pending “except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application … would not be feasible or would work injustice, … 383 U.S. 1031. In our opinion application of Rule 73(a), requiring an appeal to be taken in 30 days, transgresses neither limitation.

¶8Unfortunately appellants continued to think they had 90 days in which to appeal. Even if such ignorance, 16 months after the revised rules were transmitted to Congress and almost a year after their effective date is, as appellants contend, “excusable neglect,”1 such neglect can extend the time only 30-mbre'days: FJLCÍvJLTíOj7773'CáT-"

¶9It is, perhaps, to be regretted that section .2107 was not repealed-"in express terms. However, we cannot possibly’ say that it was not inconsistent with the new rules within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. §§ 2072, 2073. 7A Moore’s Federal Practice ffff .02[2], .64[3].

¶10The appeal is dismissed.

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