Coleman asks more time for appeal

Coleman asks more time for appeal

Time needed to develop appeal issues, his lawyers say.

By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune

Last update: April 22, 2009 - 2:20 PM

Norm Coleman today proposed a slower schedule for his election appeal than Al Franken wants, asking that oral arguments in the case be held no sooner than mid-May.

In a document filed this morning with the state Supreme Court, Coleman's lawyers asked to have until April 30 to file their opening brief. They would give Franken's lawyers about 10 days to submit their brief, and then would plan to file their reply by May 15.

At that point, Coleman's lawyers suggest, the court could schedule the oral arguments "at a time convenient to it."

"Appellants agree this is a time-sensitive case that should be resolved as expeditiously as possible. Appellants respectfully submit, however, that the parties, and the Court, must be given enough time to fully develop and consider the issues on appeal," Coleman attorney James Langdon wrote.

On Tuesday, Franken's lawyers proposed a speedier schedule: Coleman's opening brief by Monday, the Franken brief by May 2 and the Coleman reply by May 4, followed shortly by the oral arguments.

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Norm is like genital herpes. Once you get it, it never goes away!

Take your own advice and concede now, asshole.

he knows he lost, coleman is just trying to see how long he can keep the elected Democratic Senator out of office. I hope the Senator get a permanent case of impotence.

Gawd, they suck.

tripping on his own words.

http://www.giveitupnorm.com/video.php