Legal Opinion
Carl West v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2017No. 13-16909PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether an appellant’s notice of appeal satisfied the requirements of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.
BACKGROUND
Carl West was convicted of robbery and sentenced to twenty years in prison be*522cause Joe Gordwin, then an FBI agent, “manufactured and coerced” the testimony of various witnesses at West’s trial. When Gordwin’s actions were exposed, West was released and the charges against him were dropped. This appeal concerns West’s subsequent civil suit against the United States and Gordwin…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Nolan Longmire v. William Guste, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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