Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Florida Power & Light Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1984No. 83-5797PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
The defendant Florida Power & Light has moved this court to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeal on the grounds that plaintiffs’ notice of appeal was not timely filed.
The plaintiffs brought a class action in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that the defendant had engaged in certain practices which violated § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On October 31, 1983, 575 F.Supp. 552, following a bench trial, the district court entered a judgment in defendant’s favor, and further stated that “Defendant shall recover the costs of this action from plaintiffs.” On November 10,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- William Knighton, Cross-Appellant v. John C. Watkins, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Murray W. Miller, Cross-Appellee v. Transamerican Press, Inc., Cross-Appellants, and Sam Steiger, Deponent, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Lucas v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1983
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Buchanan v. Stanships, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hertz Corp. v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Finch v. City of VernonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Durham v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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