United States v. Taylor

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

August 23, 2007

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF,v.CHRISTOPHER B. TAYLOR, DEFENDANT.

The opinion of the court was delivered by: Herndon, District Judge

ORDER

Now before the Court is Defendant's motion for leave to amend notice of appeal. (Doc. 312.) The Court understood when it was considering Defendant's motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis (Doc. 303) that Defendant was appealing the July 10, 2007 Order, which is document 294 - not documents 289 and 290 as stated in the notice of appeal (295). Nevertheless, Defendant is GRANTED leave to amend his notice of appeal so that the record accurately reflects the Order that Defendant is appealing. However, the Court's previous order (Doc. 305) denying Defendant's motion forTrichophyton simii infection in the United States not traceable to India.
To our knowledge, this communication reports the first case of Trichophyton simii infection in the United States not traceable to India, The patient was a 40-year-old Nigerian male student who had not been out of the United States for more than three years. He had never been in India or had contact with animals or poultry. A brief review of the literature is included.