WILSON v. ATWOOD GROUP

No. 82-3688.

725 F.2d 255 (1984)

Mrs. Charlotte WILSON, Plaintiff, v. The ATWOOD GROUP and Occidental Petroleum Corp., Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. Kirby L. STARK, Worldwide Drilling Consultants, Inc. and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., Third-Party Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hebert & Abbott, Lawrence E. Abbott, Scott E. Delacroix, New Orleans, La., for third-party defendants-appellants cross-appellees.

Camp, Carmouche, Palmer, Barsh & Hunter, Donald Ensenat, New Orleans, La., for Atwood.

Hailey, McNamara, McNamara & Hall, Antonio E. Papale, Jr., Metairie, La., for Occidental Petroleum.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, GEE, RUBIN, REAVLEY, POLITZ, RANDALL, TATE, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The appellants failed to file this appeal within thirty days after the district court entered judgment because, and only because, their counsel had relied on the clerk of court to give notice of the entry of judgment and the clerk failed to do so. Consequently, counsel did not learn of the judgment until the time for appeal had expired. Because the notice of appeal was filed too late, we dismiss the appeal.

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