UNITED STATES v. DEVINE

No. 84-3183.

768 F.2d 210 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DEVINE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Genson, Genson & Steinback, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and BAUER, WOOD, CUDAHY, ESCHBACH, POSNER, COFFEY, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This motion by the defendant in a federal criminal matter (appellant in this court) to file an oversized brief presents a recurrent problem on which authoritative guidance is necessary. The brief, which was submitted shortly after the motion was filed, is 63 pages long, which is 13 pages over the 50-page limit set by Rule 28(g) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Although Rule 28(g) allows the court of appeals to waive the page limitation, see...

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