Legal Opinion
Firstier Mortgage Co. v. Investors Mortgage Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1991No. 89-1063PublishedCited by 275 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(2) provides that a “notice of appeal filed after the announcement of a decision or order but before the entry of the judgment or order shall be treated as filed after such entry and on the day thereof.” In this case, petitioner filed its notice of appeal after the District Court announced from the bench that it intended to grant summary judgment for respondent, but before entry of judgment and before the parties had, at the court’s request, submitted proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The question presented is whether the bench ruling is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Donovan Edward Ruby v. Secretary of the United States NavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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