I do have more important things to do than to post on FR 24/7 like some people.
FormerLurker, if you need some help, sometimes the appellate case number is called a docket number. All you have to do is ask the Gastons for their appellate case number or appellate docket number and we can look it up for ourselves at the 9th Circuit website.
A) I am not in touch with the Gastons, nor do I know them personally.
B) After viewing the 9th Circuit website, I only see opinions, not upcoming cases or Notices of Appeal. I doubt that you can look up a Notice of Appeal from that site.
Now if you can show us an example of how you'd look up a Notice of Appeal at that website, why don't you go ahead and do so, along with the appropriate links so that we can check it out...
Selecting a case returns a case summary which includes the short title, nature of suit, district of origin, lower court docket number, lower court judge and the latest docket entries. You can then view the full docket and, if available, the Opinion.
The following is all that I could find at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Pacer Site.
Case No. Party/Attorney Name Short Title
94-2117 Gaston Brito , Rafael US v Gaston Brito
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