The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston owes the First Circuit a response to Boston College's appeal over the second round of Belfast Project subpoenas. But they can't quite bring themselves to pull the trigger, the poor things:
MOTION to extend time to file brief filed by Appellee US. Certificate of service dated 06/05/2012. [12-1236] (REK) 06/06/2012In their latest motion, the government says they need more time to file their brief because everybody was out of the office for the July 4th holiday. And let's be fair: how could they possibly have anticipated that? (Where have I heard this before?)
ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief filed by Appellee US. Brief due 07/06/2012 for appellee United States. [12-1236] (AS) 07/05/2012
MOTION to extend time to file brief filed by Appellee US. Certificate of service dated 07/05/2012. [12-1236] (REK) 07/06/2012
ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief filed by Appellee US. Brief due 07/13/2012 for appellee United States. [12-1236] (AS)
In other news, the U.S. Attorney's Office recently replaced the lawyer assigned to promulgate the subpoenas as a commissioner under the terms of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Sixteen months after the subpoenas first went out, they're on their third commissioner.
Blown deadlines, musical chairs, weak oral argument: this is an office that is going through the motions for a case they don't like.
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