Torras Herreria Y Construcciones, S.A. v. M/v Timur Star, Now Called the M/v Moran, Her Engines, Tackle Etc., and Singapore Bulk Carriers, Pte., Ltd.

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

The district court dismissed this action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b), and the plaintiff, Torras Herrería y Construcciones, S.A., appealed. We hold that plaintiff’s appeal to this Court was untimely, and we therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Although the dispute between the parties presents interesting substantive issues, we confine our discussion to the procedural events that took place after the district court’s dismissal, events best understood if set out chronologically. On November 5, 1984, the district court entered its judgment of dismissal. On…