Legal Opinion
Venen v. Sweet
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 29, 1985No. 84-3251PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, District Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether the district court had power to grant a motion for reconsideration while the underlying action was on appeal to this court. While simply stated, the issue raises a host of considerations which must inform a district court’s determination as to whether, in such a circumstance, it has jurisdiction to proceed. The court below erred in proceeding. We write vacating the orders it was without jurisdiction to enter and setting forth for the guidance of district courts and appellate practitioners those principles…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by125 opinions
- Robert E. Kennedy, Jr. Joyce Kennedy v. City of Cleveland, William T. Hanton (85-3819), Frank Wszelaki (85-3827)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. LingleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Meral Smith v. Melvin H. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Bensalem Township v. International Surplus Lines Insurance Company Crum & Forster Managers Corporation, (Ill)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Acierno v. CloutierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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