Legal Opinion
Angel David Santos-Martinez v. Victor M. Soto-Santiago, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 31, 1989No. 88-1217PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(c) provides that a notice of appeal “shall specify the party or parties taking the appeal.” Earlier this year, in Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co., — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 2405, 101 L.Ed.2d 285 (1988), the Supreme Court made clear that this specificity about who is appealing is a jurisdictional requirement. Id., 108 S.Ct. at 2408. A court of appeals lacks the power to entertain an appeal from a party who is not specified in the notice of appeal.
In the present case, the district court granted summary judgment to the defendants —…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Meehan v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Appeal of District of Columbia Nurses' Association. Thelma Battle v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Miguel A. Rosario-Torres v. Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Etc., Appeal of Franklin Martinez-Monge, Miguel A. Rosario-Torres v. Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Pontarelli v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Waddie Jusino v. Carmen Sonia Zayas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation Plaintiffs' Steering Committee v. Tourism Company of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Magda Marin Piazza v. Awilda Aponte RoqueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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