After missing a filing deadline in a federal lawsuit by 18 minutes, a Salt Lake City lawyer, who also is a Utah Jazz fan, threw himself on the mercy of the court.
In a motion filed Thursday, Brian King asked U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins in a medical benefits case for a deadline extension based on “foreseeable, but unwished for, circumstances, together with unforeseen emotional impact” involving a 107-99 Jazz loss that prevented him from finishing his work on time.
King said he had taken a break at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday from writing the memo to watch the Jazz play the Oklahoma Thunder in Game 5 in the first round of the NBA playoffs.