Garner v. Wolfinbarger
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Headnotes are summary descriptions of the legal issues discussed by the court in the particular case. They appear at the beginning of each case just after the summary and disposition. They are short paragraphs with a heading in bold face type. From Wikipedia - A headnote is a brief summary of a particular point of law that is added to the text of a courtdecision to aid readers in locating discussion of a legalissue in an opinion. As the term implies, headnotes appearat the beginning of the published opinion. Frequently, headnotes are value-added components appended to decisions by the…
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs sued the corporation in which they are shareholders, and various of the corporate directors, officers and controlling persons, claiming violations of *119federal and state securities laws, fraud and other wrongs. The District Court for the Northern District of Alabama transferred the cause to the Southern District of Alabama under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The plaintiffs seek to review that order by interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and by a petition for writ of mandamus against the District Judge who entered the transfer order directing him to retain…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. Frank ManningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- In the Matter of Emanuel JosephsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Schneider v. SearsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
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3Cited by65 opinions
- In re Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Roofing & Sheet Metal Services, Inc. v. La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re: Rolls Royce CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- In Re: HorseshoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Plum Tree, Inc. v. StockmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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