US · rules
5th Cir. IOP (R. 31)
THE COURT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF MOTIONS
REQUESTING EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO FILE BRIEFS, OR TO FILE BRIEFS O UT OF TIME,
WHICH ARE CONSIDERED EXTENSION REQUESTS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE MOTIONS
WERE BY COUNSEL, AND FREQUENTLY WERE MADE IN DIRECT CRIMINAL APPEALS WHICH
HAVE THE LONGEST AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME FROM FILING THE NOTICE OF APPEAL
TO FILING THE LAST BRIEF. TO ASSURE THAT THIS COURT D ECIDES CASES MORE
EXPEDITIOUSLY, THE COURT’S GOALS ARE TO: 1) REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MOTIONS TO
EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEFS; AND 2) TO SHORTEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME GRANTED. IN
GENERAL AND ABSENT THE MOST COMPELLING OF REASONS, NO MORE THAN 30 DAYS
EXTENSION OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED IN CRIMINAL CASES AND NO MORE THAN 40 DAYS
EXTENSION OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED IN CIVIL CASES.
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- 2026-09-18
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