Legal Opinion
Local Union No. 1992 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in No. 02-4428 v. The Okonite Company, in Nos. 02-4352 & 03-1555
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 27, 2004No. 02-4352, 02-4428, 03-1555PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CHERTOFF, Circuit Judge.
Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure mandates that district courts set forth a judgment on a separate document, apart from any accompanying opinion. The precise definition of that requirement is important because the docketing of a judgment in correct form triggers the beginning of the time period within which an appeal must be filed. Misapprehension of Rule 58 can be jurisdictionally fatal to an appeal.
The disposition of this appeal turns on precisely that jurisdictional issue. Appellant, The Okonite Company (“Okonite”), argues that…
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