Legal Opinion
James Hepperle v. James A. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1979No. 77-3507PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
James Hepperle pro se appeals the dismissal of his action for want of prosecution and the refusal of the district court to consider his motion for recusal. Appellant also urges the recusal of eight judges of this court who were panel members in prior appeals of this case. 1 This is the third conventional appeal 2 of this diversity action for slander and libel 3 against appellant’s former employer, Southern Methodist University (SMU), and his former attorneys, James A. Johnston and Robert E. Alexander, III. We hold that the district court’s dismissal for want of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Jerome Fleet CowdenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Sam ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROGER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- George B. Buchanan, Jr. v. Hugh E. Bowman, IICourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Gary A. GreenoughCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Sidney Morris v. Ocean Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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