Legal Opinion
In Re Donald J. Willy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1987No. 87-4607PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
As the Supreme Court has observed, “[a]ll our jurisprudence is strongly colored by the notion that appellate review should be postponed, except in certain narrowly defined circumstances, until after final judgment has been rendered by the trial court.” 1 The final judgment rule is designed to allow litigation in trial courts to proceed without interruption for mediate recourse to appellate courts.
A corollary rule based on similar premises requires litigants to exhaust their administrative remedies before resorting to court. “No one is entitled to judicial relief…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Donald J. Willy, and George A. Young v. The Coastal Corp., Coastal States Management Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- In Re American Airlines, Inc., Amr CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- In re Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Willy v. Administrative Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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