Legal Opinion

Chandler Nelson Hughes v. Halifax County School Board James Gregory Herbert Lloyd Julian Harrison, and Tommy Lacks

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 22, 1987No. 86-2653PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Chandler Nelson Hughes appeals the denial of his motion for entry of judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 58. Rule 58 re quires that all judgments be entered on a document separate from the accompanying opinion. In denying Hughes’s motion, the district court ruled that its five-page order complied with the separate document requirement, making an entry of judgment unnecessary. After considering the five-page order in light of pronouncements by the Supreme Court and this court, we disagree. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s denial of Hughes’s motion for entry of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. IndrelunasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Hummer v. DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  4. The State National Bank of El Paso, Trustee for Lee Moor Children's Home v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Gregson & Associates Architects v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Richard C. Fiore v. Washington County Community Mental Health CenterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  2. Chandler Nelson Hughes v. Halifax County School Board James Gregory Herbert Lloyd Julian Harrison, and Tommy LacksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Billy v. HALL, M.D., Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Pack v. Burns International Security ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  5. Creaghe v. Albemarle Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

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