Legal Opinion
Greater Houston Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union v. Robert Eckels
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1985No. 84-2412PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a successful challenge by the ACLU to defendant Robert Eckels’ placing of three crosses and a star of David in a county-owned park in Harris County, Texas. Since no timely notice of appeal was filed, we are without jurisdiction and therefore dismiss the appeal.
I
The procedural chronology which compels this dismissal is as follows: the district court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law in favor of the ACLU on May 22, 1984, 589 F.Supp. 222. On June 2, Eckels filed a motion for a new trial. On July 5, the district court entered…
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