Question juridique clé
Whether the federal appeal was filed within the statutory time limit.
Solution extraite
The appeal was late because service occurred on 6 December 2010 when the authorized agent received the judgment.
Motifs extraits
Delivery to a person authorized to collect mail places the judgment within the recipient's sphere of control; the post had no knowledge of internal instructions not to accept mail, and the later return of the envelope did not undo service or create good-faith protection.