Vivian Doan, Individually and as of the Estate of Fred Doan, Deceased v. Gaf Corporation, Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.
This text of 932 F.2d 967 (Vivian Doan, Individually and as of the Estate of Fred Doan, Deceased v. Gaf Corporation, Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Unpublished Disposition
NOTICE: Sixth Circuit Rule 24(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Sixth Circuit.
Vivian DOAN, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of
Fred Doan, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
GAF CORPORATION, et al., Defendants,
Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 91-3329.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
May 13, 1991.
Before KEITH and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and HILLMAN, District Judge.*
ORDER
The defendant, Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., appeals judgment for the plaintiff in this diversity product liability action. The district court entered judgment upon the docket on March 14, 1991. Within ten days, as computed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(a), the plaintiff filed a motion to amend the judgment to award prejudgment interest and also a motion for limited new trial on her wrongful death claim. While those motions were pending, the defendant filed its notice of appeal.
A motion for prejudgment interest is considered a motion to amend the judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney, 489 U.S. 169 (1989). A notice of appeal which is filed pending the disposition of a timely motion to amend the judgment or for a new trial is of no effect. Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(4); see also Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56 (1982) (per curiam). A new notice of appeal must be filed within the prescribed time measured from the entry of the order disposing of the motion. Id. When one party files such a time-tolling motion, the time for appeal for all parties is tolled. Marrical v. Detroit News, Inc., 805 F.2d 169, 171 (6th Cir.1986) (per curiam). Therefore, this court lacks jurisdiction.
It is therefore ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction.
The Honorable Douglas W. Hillman, Senior District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, sitting by designation
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
932 F.2d 967, 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 14544, 1991 WL 76395, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/vivian-doan-individually-and-as-of-the-estate-of-fred-doan-deceased-v-ca6-1991.