Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Califano

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1978No. 76-3402PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Per curiam

Our threshold consideration is whether the Order entered by the district court and appealed from is a final and appealable judgment. Because we conclude that the Order is not final and, therefore, is not appealable, we do not reach the merits and dismiss the appeal.

Plaintiff-Appellee, Albert W. Freeman,1 was injured while working in a coal mine. Eventually, he was found eligible for benefits under three programs: the State of Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act, the disability provisions of the Social Security Act, and the “Black Lung benefits” section of Part B of the Federal Coal Mine Health…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. 20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 457, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,136 Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Wynne & Jaffe, Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Thompson, Knight, Simmons & BullionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc. v. RoundtreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Jean Knafel Karen Wuchich v. Pepsi Cola Bottlers of Akron, Inc. Stanley Levin James Davis and General Cinema CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  5. Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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