Legal Opinion

Willie James Glover, Cross-Appellant v. Alabama Board of Corrections, James Towns, Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 26, 1981No. 80-7875PublishedCited by 27 opinions

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Appellee Glover has petitioned for rehearing of our decision dismissing for lack of jurisdiction and remanding to the district court his appeal from judgments in a trial over which a magistrate presided.

The critical issue in this case is whether the magistrate acted under authority of subsection (b) or subsection (c) of 28 U.S.C.A. § 636. If subsection (b) is applicable, as we earlier held, no direct appeal to the Court of Appeals from the magistrate’s decision is possible. 1 The statutory basis that is the predicate for an appeal to this Court grants…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. O'Donoghue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Victor Decosta v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  3. Ben CALDERON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WACO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States of America and Hugh J. Williams, Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service v. Bernard L. HaleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, an Unincorporated Association v. Ralph C. Bishop, United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Alpine View Co Ltd v. Atlas Copco ABCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. Castaneda v. FalconCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. Leroy L. Trufant v. Autocon, Inc., a Subsidiary of Camco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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