Legal Opinion
Jackie G. Williams and Patricia A. Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1977No. 75-3019PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The appellants ask us to review the propriety of a directed verdict made in favor of the Internal Revenue Service by the district court in their trial below. We decline to do so, however, for the appeal from that order was not timely filed. Consequently, we must dismiss the appeal.
The essential facts are not in dispute. The judgment about which appellants wish to complain was entered by the district court on April 11, 1974. A timely notice of appeal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) 1 was then filed on April 24, 1974. However, on July 1 appellants…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- James P. Pasquale v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Plant Economy, Inc. v. Mirror Insulation Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Evans v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Alaska Limestone Corp. v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- United States v. Marcel Arevalo, AKA PsychoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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