Legal Opinion
Jeremiah Geaney and Garvin Dale White v. Norman Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1985No. 84-2914PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this case, a United States magistrate construed written communication from inmate plaintiffs as a voluntary dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(l)(i). Plaintiffs-appellants appealed this dismissal of their action, contending it was involuntary due to circumstances constituting duress. The appellees contend that this court lacks jurisdiction because the dismissal was voluntary and without prejudice and is therefore nonappealable. We hold that this court lacks jurisdiction to review the magistrate’s dismissal, whether characterized as voluntary or involuntary,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Clay Ambrose v. Neil Welch, George Wilson, Stephen Smith, Dewey Sowders, J.B. Owens, F. Richardsville, Sidney McDaniels and Robert HodgeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Jody Ann Geras v. Lafayette Display Fixtures, Inc., United States of America, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Antowyn Cauley v. John WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Cecil O. Adams v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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