Legal Opinion
W. Douglas Williams v. The Honorable Jack Brooks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1993No. 93-2156PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
This is the second time this case has come before us on appeal from a pre-trial order by the district court. W. Douglas Williams and Texas Dynamics, Inc., appeal the district court’s denial of a Rule 60(b) motion seeking to reinstate their complaint against Texas Congressman Jack Brooks that was dismissed by the district court. The appellee, Congressman Brooks, has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the appellants are in effect attempting to use a Rule 60(b) motion as an impermissible substitute for an appeal and that their failure to have filed a timely notice of appeal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Robert Stewart v. Donald DongesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Bally Export Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Balicar, Ltd., a Foreign Corporation, and Juliano Internacional S.A., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Rufus M. Carimi v. Royal Carribean Cruise Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Marques v. Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Alice L. Ex Rel. R.L. v. DusekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Sensient Colors, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2009
- Carty v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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