Legal Opinion
Tom L. Ashlock v. Conseco Services, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 2004No. 03-13958PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
One of the statutory exceptions to the final judgment rule is set out in 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). Under that provision, three things must happen in order for a court of appeals to have jurisdiction where it would not otherwise. A district court must certify in writing that one of its orders “involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.” A party must, within ten days of the district court’s order, apply to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- John D. Chapman v. Ai TransportCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- James R. Ahrenholz, Plaintiff-Appellee/respondent v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Defendant-Appellant/petitionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Garner v. WolfinbargerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by279 opinions
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- Couch v. Telescope Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Smith v. Secretary, Dept. of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- In re Facebook, Inc., IPO Securities & Derivative LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- United States ex rel. Michaels v. Agape Senior Community, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
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