Legal Opinion
Reginald Roberts v. Risa Ferman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 17, 2016No. 15-2909PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The key question in this case is not an easy one. We must determine when dismissal for failure to comply with Rule 10 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure is appropriate. In so doing, we also attempt to provide more structure to a narrow area of law that has been subject to confusion within this Circuit. The specific question we are confronted with is whether a district court’s decision to dismiss a party’s post-trial motion because that party chose not to attempt to recreate the trial record, despite being ordered to do so, was an abuse of discretion. We…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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- Borough of Duryea v. GuarnieriSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Jeffrey Norman v. David ElkinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
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