Legal Opinion
Ali v. Lyles
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1985No. 85-6257PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Habib Amir Abdallah Ali, a Maryland inmate, seeks to appeal the district court’s order entering summary judgment in defendants’ favor and dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Judgment was entered on October 18, 1984. Ali filed his notice of appeal on February 25, 1985,* more than four months after the entry of judgment. Ali contends that this untimeliness is excusable since he had not received a copy of the district court’s judgment until January 28, 1985.
Under Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(1), notice of appeal in a civil case must be filed in district court within thirty days from the date of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Robert M. Hensley v. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a Corporation, Robert M. Hensley v. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Jesus Robert Felix v. Harold J. Cardwell, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by11 opinions
- Ali v. LylesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Clarence Murray Cowan, Jr. v. Galley, Warden, Maryland Correctional Institute, J. Joseph Curran, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Connors v. Princeton Coal Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1991
- Frizell Stephens v. Edward W. Murray, Attorney General of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Joseph Robert Monroe, I v. North Carolina Department of Corrections Mr. Griffin Mr. Parks Captain Strickland Sgt. Jacobs Mr. GoldsberryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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