Legal Opinion
Reverend W. Eugene Scott v. Evelle J. Younger
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1984No. 83-6090PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Reverend Scott seeks review of the district court’s denial of his motions to vacate judgment and for reconsideration. The district court lacked jurisdiction to consider Scott’s motions, and accordingly, properly denied them. We find that Scott’s appeal is frivolous and we exercise our discretionary power to invoke sanctions.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Scott is head of Faith Center, a non-profit church corporation. In 1977 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated an investigation of Faith Center’s broadcast activities. Eventually the license renewal…
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- In Re Crateo, Inc., Bankrupt. Crateo, Inc. v. Intermark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Susan B. Long and Philip H. Long v. Bureau of Economic Analysis, United States Department of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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- Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of Corrections, Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Shepherd v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Harriet M. Gould, an Unremarried Widow v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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