A track record of tardiness in filing appellate briefs earned a law firm a standing $500-a-day sanction from a New Jersey federal judge for documents submitted late without good cause. The judge wrote that the court has "tried everything within its power and creativity to cajole, prod, warn, exhort, and practically beg this law firm to take seriously" deadlines, saying Langton & Alter's refusal to file on time is disrespectful of the "duties of counsel to proceed without the need for the Court to become a nursemaid."
September 24, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A track record of tardiness in filing Social Security appellate briefs earned a law firm a standing, $500-a-day sanction from a federal judge for documents submitted late without good cause.
The fine, imposed by District Judge Faith Hochberg in Newark, N.J., when Rahway’s Langton & Alter filed a brief more than a month after a due date, will also apply in future cases of late briefs and court personnel will no longer call the firm with reminders.
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