Legal Opinion
Co-Operative Shippers, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 25, 1985No. 84C2359PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
As courts of limited jurisdiction, federal district courts always must decide whether they have subject matter jurisdiction, and thus power, to rule in a case. This case adds a wrinkle to that question. In deciding whether we have jurisdiction, we must decide whether the appellate court has jurisdiction over an appeal which defendant has filed. On July 3, 1985, we granted plaintiff Co-Operative Shippers, Inc.’s (“CoOp”) motion for partial summary judgment. See 613 F.Supp. 788 (N.D.Ill.1985). Defendant (“Santa Fe”) had already admitted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blanton v. AnzaloneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Lehigh Valley R. Co. v. State of RussiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Quasar Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- Co-Operative Shippers, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Oscar Mayer Foods Corp. v. PruittDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1994
- Co-Operative Shippers, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Renouf v. Aegis Relocation Company Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2022
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