Legal Opinion
Lawrence Edward Thompson v. Kerry Rasberry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1993No. 92-4127PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a district court order adopting a United States Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation dismissing appellant’s civil rights suit. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the district court properly refused to consider as untimely appellant’s written objections to the magistrate’s proposed findings and recommendation. 1 The appellant, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, is a state prisoner incarcerated at a correctional institution in Texas. Finding that the appellant should be provided with an opportunity to show that his written objections were delivered…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Meral Smith v. Melvin H. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Ortiz v. CornettaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Louis A. LeonardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by67 opinions
- John Taylor, Jr. v. James BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Coleman v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Miller v. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Henry Towns v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Christopher Columbus Cooper v. O.A. Brookshire, Sheriff of Ector County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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