Semien, William Paul
Semien, William Paul
Opinion
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If is humbl<? revested ttmt Oral RfQument should be permitted for this pefitiotf por Discretions fth/i&drfnclm widens oPPfictt presented herein, beton&roed under liberalao/delinesse/ forth nn8 bound bu mi under the IfliADefendnnt is mnh rt tauinm) (n Into, without comW^blesMls of learned counsel who onri setK justice, Dependent Jin's yet to reee^e flttessto the entire, wntmtl redjomsoP the tn'n! nor%6 defendant hfldenoujh time to diligently fesenrch the Into to raise the proper*? rounds oferror Ant x round in % portion oPrnj trm) record XreC/Wed
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5) OePen^anti Pirsf motion to zxtend the time ftr Piling ihe Pro-Se ftopellfln+Is l3r'iePaJA5 Piled flnhmnteb by Terrence Aot Holme5^n jfuneiOjADW; DePendnntb fltfofneu, at rh»tt/me forbidnpped l&)9ePen(Jant!s Appeal ^t/orneq 5t;bfwit/e<i «n fiticfers -gne^ op PlppellAn^receii/e^ June /o,Aort,u)«rriled thatdflte, 1) The second motion to esjtend the time ftr Pilina the Pno-Se Appellants ftrieP u)A3 Piled bu Wi^am Pnul Se/m'e/i,Pro-Se IfypeWan-f, on or about fl ujusf M, ^0 W, X) On or aW 5eptembenkJWf; the moota) for erfcnsfow oPtiwe to Pile pro-se brfrfW arAvvted u)ith aotatfon fm\ tension; clue October/o^W. <0 ftn or about Qctober3,K>f</; 0eFendanf request ftr emergency ertendfon tp Pile due to ezMjent eireumStnnces to Pile pro-se bffcP uJas denied, lo) On or About 6doberx\^;dePenSr\nt FeceiVed notifies tion thecftSe(j/lli^submft/ed to the ewrf uJithwlorn\ Argument pageic
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