Legal Opinion

Williams v. Town of Okoboji

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 11, 1979No. 79-1011PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

In this civil rights action, appellee Town of Okoboji has moved to dismiss the appeal as premature. For the following reasons, we deny the motion.

On October 19, 1978, the district court entered judgment dismissing the complaint. On October 28, 1978, plaintiff Lorna Williams served the Town with a motion to set aside the judgment and a motion for leave to amend her complaint. While the motions were pending, on November 27, 1978, Williams filed a notice of appeal from the judgment. On December 6, 1978, the motions were denied. No new notice of appeal was filed thereafter.

Because the motion…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. Crescent Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Song Jook Suh v. George K. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. Lemke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Alexander v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Acosta v. Louisiana Department of Health & Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Norman P. Calhoun, and Viola E. Calhoun v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. Robert C. Griggs and Jacqueline M. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. The Brickyard v. Walker-Pinkston Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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