10th Circuit Extends Brief Deadline in Santa Fe Fees Fight

The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals gave CNSP until Jan. 9 to file an appellant’s brief in an infrastructure dispute with Santa Fe (case 22-2131). The wireless ISP is appealing the U.S. District Court for New Mexico order upholding a local telecom law requiring a revenue-based fee in Santa Fe (see 2211230073). The court granted CNSP’s motion from the same day to extend the due date to Jan. 9 from Dec. 27, in a Thursday text entry. The WISP’s lawyers sought extension because of “previously planned extended out of town family trips for Thanksgiving and Christmas.” Appellees didn’t oppose the extension.