IOPs to FRAP 26: Computing and Extending Time
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eleventh Circuit — Title VII. General Provisions
1. Extensions of Time. The court expects the timely filing of all papers within the period of time allowed by the rules, without granting extensions of time. Requests for extensions of time to file the brief or appendix are governed by 11th Cir. R. 31-2. Failure to timely file required documents may cause the appeal to be dismissed for want of prosecution, under the provisions of 11th Cir. R. 42-1, 42-2, or 42-3, or may result in possible disciplinary action against counsel as described in Addendum Eight, or both.
2. Inaccessibility of Clerk’s Office. The court, by order of the chief judge, may determine that inclement weather or other extraordinary conditions have made the clerk’s office inaccessible. If such a determination is made, any filings due to be made on such a day will automatically be processed as timely if received on the day that the clerk’s office reopens for business. Counsel need not make any special application or request for such treatment. Further, parties and their counsel should note that ordinarily local conditions at the place from which filings are sent do not trigger the additional time for filing provisions of FRAP 26(a) except upon application to the clerk and order of court.