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It affects every person who appeals a civil judgment. It determines if a missed deadline ends a case immediately. It shapes how courts manage their own schedules. It impacts the finality of lower court decisions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 41-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 41-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 44, lines 23-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 44, lines 23-3"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 11-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 47-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 47-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 35-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 35-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 15-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 15-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-51"}]}],"slug":"2006-06-5306-bowles-v-russell","term":"2006","title":"Can a district court extend the 14-day appeal deadline?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 41-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 41-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 44, lines 23-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/06-5306.pdf","page_label":"file page 44, lines 23-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}