Question juridique clé
Whether the federal appeal was filed within the statutory deadline.
Solution extraite
No. The deadline ran from service on the former counsel and expired on 2008-09-02; filing on 2008-09-05 was late.
Motifs extraits
A decision must be served on the party's representative until written revocation of the mandate. The appeal period began the day after service on counsel, with summer recess rules applied.