AVOLIO v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

No. 691, Docket 93-7649.

29 F.3d 50 (1994)

John AVOLIO, Gary A. Abbate, and Silvio Abbate, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Suffolk County Police Department; Detectives Joseph Avella and Angelo Carrion; and Detective Sergeant Donald Risener, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Avolio, plaintiff-appellant, pro se.

Gary A. Abbate, and Silvio Abbate, plaintiffs-appellants, pro se.

Derrick J. Robinson, Asst. Suffolk County Atty., Hauppauge, NY (Robert Cimmino, Suffolk County Atty.), for defendant-appellee Suffolk County.

Desmond J. O'Sullivan, Port Jefferson, NY, for defendant-appellee Risener.

Before: FEINBERG, PRATT, and MINER, Circuit Judges.


GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to interpret and apply, apparently for the first time in this circuit, a 1991 amendment to rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The amendment extends until 180 days after entry of judgment the time within which a district court may permit late filing of a notice of appeal.

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