Legal Opinion
James F.P. Ross and Janet Yvonne Ross v. Global Marine, Inc. And Global Marine Drilling Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1988No. 88-2562PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellees have moved to dismiss the instant appeal for want of jurisdiction in this court. For reasons hereinafter set forth, we grant the motion.
I
The chronology in the district court is as follows:
1. On March 1, 1988, defendants-appel-lees Global Marine Inc. and Global Marine Drilling Company (collectively “Global”) filed a motion to dismiss, to which plaintiffs-appellants James F.P. Ross and Janet Yvonne Ross filed no response.
2. On March 30, 1988, the district court signed an order dismissing, with prejudice, the ease as barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
3. The order of…
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