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Hill v. City of Seven Points

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 11, 2000No. 99-41022PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a magistrate judge’s denial of Appellants’ summary judgment motion based on the defenses of absolute, qualified, and sovereign immunity. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), the parties consented to proceed to final judgment before the magistrate judge; however, the order of reference included in the consent form lacks the signature of the district judge. Because we are unsure whether, absent that signature, the magistrate judge had jurisdiction to render a final judgment, and, therefore, are unsure whether we have jurisdiction over…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neals v. NorwoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Marion Ray Mosley v. Officer M.D. CozbyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. General Trading Inc. v. Yale Materials Handling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Mendes Junior International Company v. M/v Sokai Maru, Atlanta Maritime Corporation and Sanko Kisen KkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Parks v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Yu Zhao v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  2. Bernhard v. Whitney National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. Positive Black Talk Inc., Doing Business as Take Fo' Records, Doing Business as Take Fo' Publishing, Plaintiff-Counter v. Cash Money Records Inc., Cash Money Records Inc. Terius Gray, Also Known as Juvenile, Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellees, and UMG Recordings Inc., Universal Records Inc. Merged Into UMG Recordings Inc. Universal Music and Video Distribution Corp. Positive Black Talk Inc., Doing Business as Take Fo' Records, Doing Business as Take Fo' Publishing v. Cash Money Records Inc., Cash Money Records Inc. UMG Recording Inc., Universal Records, Inc. Universal Music and Video Distribution Corp. Terius Gray, Also Known as JuvenileCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  4. Positive Black Talk Inc. v. Cash Money Records Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. Stevens v. St. Tammany Parish GovtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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