Legal Opinion
Mario G. COMUSO; Marvin I. Barish, Esquire, Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 3, 2001No. 00-1491PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Marvin I. Barish, counsel for the plaintiff Maído Comuso, seeks immediate appellate review of the District Court’s order dated April 25, 2000 imposing sanctions against him. We must determine whether we have jurisdiction to hear this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and, if not, wheth er we should issue a writ of mandamus as requested.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Comuso filed an action against the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (“Amtrak”) under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., alleging that he suffered personal…
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