Legal Opinion

West v. Keve

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 9, 1983No. 83-1085PublishedCited by 117 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents two questions. First, whether a party dissatisfied with the disposition of the cause on the merits in a federal civil rights suit must appeal after the resolution of the case in chief or may wait until the determination of the attorney’s fee award. Second, whether the district court has properly used Rule 60(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to reinstate a previously issued final judgment solely for the purpose of giving appellant an extension of time within which to file a timely notice of appeal, when such an extension…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by117 opinions

  1. Joseph Coady v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Montgomery the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  2. Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  3. Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. LingleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  4. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. North Hudson Regional Fire & RescueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  5. Meral Smith v. Melvin H. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988

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