Excusable Neglect
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Colorado justices to hear cases on grandparent visitation, lawyers’ neglect in appealing on time
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether two grandparents are entitled to seek visitation of their grandchildren following their adoption by the other set of grandparents, and also how strictly to hold lawyers to the deadline for filing appeals. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to…
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Late-filed appeal submitted to wrong court due to lawyers’ carelessness not OK, appeals court rules
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If an attorney files an appeal in the wrong court and does not notice until after the deadline, that is too bad, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. In a precedent-setting decision, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals concluded its ability to hear a late-filed appeal due to “excusable neglect” does not extend…