Legal Opinion
Frank Gibbs, Jr. v. Maxwell House, a Division of General Foods Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1983No. 82-3160PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
In this civil rights action, we grant defendant Maxwell House’s motion to dismiss plaintiff Gibbs’ appeal for lack of a timely notice of appeal. On October 12, 1982 the district court dismissed Gibbs’ action. Purporting to invoke both Fed.R.Civ.P. 59 and 60, Gibbs on October 22nd filed a timely “Motion for Reconsideration and Relief from Order of Dismissal.” On November 10th, before the district court had ruled on his motion, Gibbs filed a notice of appeal from the dismissal order. On November 24th, the district court denied Gibbs’ October 22nd motion. Finally, on January 24,…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Florida Women's Medical Clinic, Inc. v. Jim Smith, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Gary Douglas Jester v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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