WORDS, INC. v. SINGER

No. 02-CV-1123.

810 A.2d 910 (2002)

WORDS, INC., Appellant, v. Norman H. SINGER, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

November 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Feldman; David P. Durbin, Washington, DC; James P. Ulwick, Baltimore, MD; Glenn W.D. Golding, and Carlos M. Recio, Washington, DC, were on the motion of appellees to dismiss appeal and the reply memorandum in support thereof.

John S. Lopatto III, Washington, DC, was on appellant's opposition to the motion to dismiss.

Before REID and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and NEBEKER, Senior Judge.


NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

This matter presents the question whether a post-judgment motion in Superior Court styled as a "Rule 59(e)" motion, but seeking no relief available under that Rule, tolls the notice of appeal time period. We hold that it does not and dismiss the appeal as untimely.

Appellant, Words, Inc., filed a legal malpractice action against several firms and individuals, the appellees here. After the trial court granted appellees' motions for summary...

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