[Am-info] Appeals Court Announcement

[Doug Masson]

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, John N Bryan wrote:

> on 6/13/00 8:48 PM, John N Bryan at johnb@austin.rr.com wrote:
> 
> > From what I understand, this doesn't necessarily mean that
> > the Supremes won't get to see it first, but that it is more
> > unlikely now that the COA has made this pre-emptive announcement,
> > before MS has even -filed- an appeal.
> > 
> 
> 
> I missed that they actually -did- finally go ahead and
> file an appeal, since Jackson had said he wouldn't rule
> on a stay until they filed one.  Didn't take them too long.
> 
> "Almost as soon as the appeals court received Microsoft's [appeals] brief,
> the judges issued a remarkable order saying the entire court, minus three
> judges who recused themselves, would hear the case "in view of its
> exceptional importance.""
> 
> -JNB
> 
I'm all but sure they didn't file their actual appeal yet. Jackson was
waiting until they filed their notice of appeal. I believe they get 30
days to file a notice of appeal, then they get something like 60 days to
file their brief unless they receive an extension. (This is assuming the
federal appellate rules are similar to Indiana appellate rules.)