Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Servs. of Chicago

Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 10, 2017 Decided November 8, 2017
Full case name	Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, et al.
Docket no.	16-658
Citations	583 U.S. ___ (more) 138 S. Ct. 13; 199 L. Ed. 2d 249
Case history
Prior	835 F.3d 761 (7th Cir. 2016)
Holding
Failure to comply with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4(a)(5)(C) does not necessitate dismissal of a case.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinion
Majority	Ginsburg, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5)(C)

Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, 583 U.S. ___ (2017), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court, holding that failure to comply with the deadline for filing a notice of appeal, established by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4(a)(5)(C), does not necessitate dismissal of a case.^[1]

See also[]

• List of United States Supreme Court cases
• Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
• List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court

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• Text of Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, 583 U.S. ___ (2017) is available from: Justia  Oyez (oral argument audio)  Supreme Court (slip opinion)