Tag Archives: Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(4)

Attorney’s Fee Award Only Became Final When the District Court “Quantifi[ed]” It, Leading to Partial Dismissal of Appeal by Eighth Circuit

In Deering v. Lockheed Martin Corp., No. 23-2853 (8th Cir. Sept. 17, 2024), the Eighth Circuit dismisses in part an appeal of sanctions against an employment-discrimination plaintiff because she filed the notice of appeal before the judge below calculated the attorney’s fees, then failed to amend the notice to appeal the fee award. According toContinue reading “Attorney’s Fee Award Only Became Final When the District Court “Quantifi[ed]” It, Leading to Partial Dismissal of Appeal by Eighth Circuit”

Fourth Circuit Holds That “General Merger Rule” of Newly Amended Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(4) Means That Notice of Appeal of Summary Judgment Confers Appellate Jurisdiction Over an Interlocutory Order Denying Appointment of Counsel

In Jenkins v. Woodard, No. 22-6197 (4th Cir. July 22, 2024), the Fourth Circuit confronts an issue arising under 2021 amendment to Fed. R. App. P. 3: how to apply the new “general merger rule” to a federal notice of appeal that names just the summary judgment order. The amendment of Rule 3 was meantContinue reading “Fourth Circuit Holds That “General Merger Rule” of Newly Amended Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(4) Means That Notice of Appeal of Summary Judgment Confers Appellate Jurisdiction Over an Interlocutory Order Denying Appointment of Counsel”

Class Action Lawyer Persuades Tenth Circuit to Vacate Conditions on Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal That Limited Him from Refiling Action

In Frank v. Crawley Petroleum Corp., No. 20-6018 (10th Cir. Mar. 29, 2021), the Tenth Circuit holds that a plaintiff’s class-action lawyer has standing to challenge restrictions on his practice that a district court imposed in a Rule 41(a)(2) voluntary dismissal. The class action, removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, concernedContinue reading “Class Action Lawyer Persuades Tenth Circuit to Vacate Conditions on Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal That Limited Him from Refiling Action”