Judge Chutkan Scolds Trump Lawyers in New Order

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11. The consequences of missing a filing deadline vary with the situation.

Based on my 40+ years of practice, failing to file an answer to a complain could very likely result in a default order. Failing to timely file an appeal could likely result in the appeal not being allowed. But missing, by a few hours, the deadline to file a reply with respect to a discovery-related motion, where the other side is not opposed to a nunc pro tunc grant of relief -- that's going to be allowed by the court nine times out of ten, especially if its the first time the party has missed a deadline.