Legal Opinion
Benoit Brookens v. Dawn White
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 11, 1986No. 85-5765PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
Before EDWARDS, STARR and SIL-BERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Opinion PER CURIAM. PER CURIAM:
This case presents two unrelated procedural issues. The first concerns the sufficiency of a notice of appeal, in a multi-party action, which fails to specify an earlier grant of summary judgment as to two of the three defendants. The second issue concerns the effects of failure to file a complete record excerpt as required by D.C.Cir. Rule 9(a).
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Benoit Brookens, the pro se appellant, is an attorney. He instituted a breach of contract action against Standard Federal Savings & Loan…
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