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SCARPA v. MURPHY

No. 85-1706.

782 F.2d 300 (1986)

John SCARPA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. William MURPHY, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1986.

As Amended January 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Christo with whom Robert Christo & Associates was on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

John D. Lanoue with whom J. Norman O'Connor, David B. Mongue and Donovan & O'Connor were on brief for defendants, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

The time for filing plaintiff appellant's notice of appeal from the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action was due to expire on July 13, 1985. Since that was a Saturday, he had until Monday, July 15. F.R.App.P. 26(a). On Wednesday, July 10 he deposited a proper notice with the West Springfield, Massachusetts Post Office addressed to "United States District Court, Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103." For some...

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