context: In this circuit, the excuse given for the late filing is given the more weight than the other Pioneer factors.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 391 F.3d 411, 416
citation_a.parenthetical: discussing excusable neglect in the context of Fed. R. App. P. 4(a
citation_a.sentence: Williams v. KFC Nat'l Mgmt. Co., 391 F.3d 411, 416 (2d Cir.2004) (discussing excusable neglect in the context of Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)). The Second Circuit has taken a “hard line” approach in applying the Pioneer standard.
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 507 U.S. 398, 398
citation_b.parenthetical: giving "little weight to the fact that the counsel was experiencing upheaval in his law practice at the time of the bar date"
citation_b.sentence: See also Pioneer, 507 U.S. at 398, 113 S.Ct. 1489 (giving “little weight to the fact that the counsel was experiencing upheaval in his law practice at the time of the bar date”); Canfield, 127 F.3d at 251; In re Dana Corp., No. 06-10354(BRL), 2008 WL 2885901, at *5 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. July 23, 2008) (“[O]ffice mix-ups, clerical mistakes, and failure to follow office procedures do not generally constitute excusable neglect.”).