A typo in electronic filing doesn’t warrant dismissal of a motion to appeal, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded on Monday, even though the typo was corrected after the appeals deadline.

“There may well be cases in which a filing is so riddled with errors that it cannot fairly be considered a notice of appeal … but that is not the case here,” the court wrote on May 3 in Vince v. Rock County, Wis.

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