Legal Opinion
Loretta Wort v. William Vierling
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 1985No. 85-1856PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by defendants-appellants from the denial of a post-judgment motion which sought to vacate an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We are without jurisdiction to review the propriety of the denial of the motion because the notice of appeal was not timely. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed.
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On May 26, 1982, Wort, a high school student, filed a civil rights action against her school district and others contesting her dismissal from the National Honor Society. She was selected for membership in March 1981, became pregnant in July 1981, and was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Thompson v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Thomas Bernstein v. Lind-Waldock & Company and Chicago Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Leonard McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Allan G. Charles v. Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, and Eugene F. Diamond, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Meral Smith v. Melvin H. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Redfield v. Continental Casualty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Houghton v. COUNTY COM'RS OF KENT CTY.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Joseph P. Cange, Cross-Appellant v. Stotler and Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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