Legal Opinion
Julia McCain Lampkin-Asam v. The Supreme Court of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1979No. 79-1146PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Naming “The Supreme Court of Florida” as respondent, petitioner filed in the Southern District of Florida a “Petition to Reverse Decision of Case No. 54,134.” Case No. 54,134 was a Petition for Writ of Mandamus addressed to the Florida Supreme Court asking it to direct the intermediate appellate court to reinstate an appeal which had been dismissed as not timely filed. The Supreme Court denied relief.
The district court correctly dismissed the petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. It is axiomatic that a federal district court, as a court of original jurisdiction, lacks appellate…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- William L. Hanna v. Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Hill v. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Cheramie v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Williams v. TookeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Gresham Park Community Organization, Simon E. Parker, MacY B. Lee and Calvin E. Sims v. Gary Howell D/B/A Southeast Package Number TwoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Beatrice S. Wood and Sandra Surburg Ritter, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Orange County and Kenneth KienthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Marta Carbonell v. Louisiana Dept. Of Health & Human Resources, Secretary of the Louisiana Dept. Of Health & Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Harris L. Kimball v. The Florida BarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- American Furniture Co. v. International Accommodations SupplyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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