Legal Opinion
Pauline Sacks and Marvin Sacks v. Herbert Rothberg
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 6, 1988No. 88-7009PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AS PREMATURE
Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG, D.H. GINSBURG and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
The question before us is whether a premature notice of appeal becomes effective to vest this court with jurisdiction once the district court disposes, finally, of all matters pending before it. We answer that question in the affirmative, and hold that this court has jurisdiction over the instant appeal.
Appellants, Pauline and Marvin Sacks, filed a complaint alleging breach of contract and fraud, and requesting an accounting. Defendant, Herbert Rothberg,…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Union Labor Life Insurance v. PirenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Alcorn County, Mississippi v. U.S. Interstate Supplies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Cape May Greene, Inc. v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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4Cited by13 opinions
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