The Court can read the calendar, and recognizes that this one-week sojourn to the 11th Circuit is taking precious days away from what might be accomplished in the district court. If the time comes that relief can no longer be afforded to Plaintiffs simply because there is no more time, the Court is noting that it is Plaintiffs who have made the decision to take this appeal.
The Plaintiffs have proposed an expedited briefing schedule with the Appeals Court according to which they will file their opening brief by midnight on December 2, and the Defendants will file their Opposition brief before midnight on December 4.
NIKK..Do you mind explaining this? I can’t say if its already been posted...its the first time I’ve read this article.
Basically it’s saying that the higher court knows time to address the issue is important and they are not going to allow the lower court to run out the time. They are expediting the proceedings. Moving it along without delay.