Hamadi Hamid Souleman v. Atty Gen USA

Filing

BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED. Brief and Appendix on behalf of Petitioner Hamadi Hamid Souleman due on or before 05/18/2011.

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Date Filed: 04/08/2011

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
11-1656
Hamadi Hamid Souleman v. Atty Gen USA
A096-286-682

BRIEFING AND SCHEDULING ORDER
Effective December 15, 2008, the Court implemented the Electronic Case Files
System. Accordingly, attorneys are required to file all documents electronically.
See 3d Cir. L.A.R. 113 (2008) and the Court's CM/ECF website at
www.ca3.uscourts.gov/ecfwebsite.
In any enforcement or review proceeding of an order or action of a federal agency or board, each
party adverse to the agency or board shall be considered petitioner(s) and the federal agency or
board the respondent for the purposes of briefing. 3rd Cir. LAR 15.1.
It is ORDERED that the brief for Petitioner(s) and the joint appendix shall be filed and served
on or before 05/18/2011.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the brief(s) for Respondent(s) shall be filed and served
within thirty (30) days of service of Petitioner's (Petitioners') brief.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that a reply brief, if any, shall be filed and served within
fourteen (14) days of service of Respondent's (Respondents') brief(s).
It is FURTHER ORDERED that in the event of default by Petitioner in filing the brief and
appendix as directed, the appeal may be dismissed without further notice.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that if Respondent fails to file a brief within the time directed,
the matter will be listed on Petitioner's brief only and Respondent may be subject to such
sanctions as the Court deems appropriate.
It is noted that, where applicable, parties must comply with 3rd Cir. LAR 31.2 which
provides: A local, state or federal entity or agency, which was served in the district court and
which is the appellee, must file a brief in all cases in which a briefing schedule is issued unless
the court has granted a motion seeking permission to be excused from filing a brief. The rule
does not apply to entities or agencies that are respondents to a petition for review unless the
entity or agency is the sole respondent or to entities or agencies which acted solely as an
adjudicatory tribunal.
This Court requires the filing of briefs by counsel in both electronic and paper format. 3rd Cir.
LAR 31 .1(b) . Pro Se litigants are exempt from the electronic filing requirement. Pursuant to 3rd

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Cir. LAR 30.1(a), counsel must electronically file the appendix in accordance with LAR Misc.
113.
Checklists regarding the requirements for filing a brief and appendix are available on the Court's
website at www.ca3.uscourts.gov.

For the Court,

Marcia M. Waldron, Clerk
Date: 4/8/2011
cc:
Margaret A. O'Donnell, Esq.
Hamadi Hamid Souleman,