Can depression be a legitimate reason for an attorney's failure to adhere to the filing deadline?
The following excerpt is from Seyedan v. Beauty Illusions, Inc. (In re Kanaan), Adv No: 1:16-ap-01077-GM, Case No.: 1:16-bk-10443-GM (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2017):
Cmty. Dental Servs. v. Tani, 282 F.3d 1164, 1170 (9th Cir. 2002), as amended on denial of reh'g and reh'g en banc (Apr. 24, 2002). See also DeBonavena v. Conforte, 88 F.R.D. 710 (D. Nev. 1981), a case decided under Rule 60(b)(6), for the proposition that depression can be a legitimate reason for an attorney's failure to adhere to a filing deadline.
Thus, the question is whether the interpretation of the phrase "extraordinary
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