Legal Opinion

Gregory Jordan v. United States of America

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 30, 1982No. 81-2086PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

Appellants, Gregory Jordan, et al., appeal from a decision of the district court refusing relief, under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), 1 from an earlier dismissal of their suit against the United States for damages resulting from alleged misconduct by United States Marshals during an eviction. The district court dismissed the suit for failure properly to serve the United States pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(4). 2 Because so far as we can tell on the record before us, the failure to serve the United States was not fault attributable to appellants, we remand the case to the district…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Arra Ray Messenger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  2. Lester Jackson v. The Washington Monthly Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  3. Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Barber v. TurbervilleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
  5. Osborn Levert CALDWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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4Cited by55 opinions

  1. Hobson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  2. Denise McGregor Individually and as of the Estate of Roy McGregor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  3. Stephen Borzeka v. Margaret O. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Ronald Despain, and Jamilyn Mellen v. Salt Lake Area Metro Gang Unit Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Robert SwehlaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  5. Gregory Whale v. United States of America, United States Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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