10 Cited authorities

  1. Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership

    507 U.S. 380 (1993)   Cited 7,904 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys
  2. Stotter v. Univ. of Texas

    508 F.3d 812 (5th Cir. 2007)   Cited 239 times
    Holding a state university is an arm of the state and not a "person" under § 1983
  3. Mennen Co. v. Gillette Co.

    719 F.2d 568 (2d Cir. 1983)   Cited 34 times
    Holding that, in the context of Rule 77(d), "it is customarily the duty of trial counsel to monitor the docket and to advise himself when the court enters an order against which he wishes to protest."
  4. Jingping Xu v. Univ. of Tex. MD Anderson Cancer Ctr.

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:10-cv-3711 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 27, 2013)   Cited 1 times
    Granting a pro se appellant's Rule 4 motion when she drove to the courthouse on the day on which her notice of appeal was due; encountered two traffic accidents along the way; and, on account of those accidents, arrived at the District Clerk's office after it had closed for the day
  5. Rule 59 - New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 59   Cited 44,536 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Providing that a motion to alter or amend judgment must be filed within 28 days after entry of judgment
  6. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 23,013 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
  7. Rule 50 - Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 50   Cited 13,840 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Allowing "renewed motion"
  8. Rule 4 - Appeal as of Right-When Taken

    Fed. R. App. P. 4   Cited 5,844 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Granting an appeal of right for civil cases where notice of appeal is filed within thirty days after entry of judgment
  9. Rule 77 - Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority; Notice of an Order or Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 77   Cited 2,095 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Requiring the clerk to immediately serve notice of all orders or judgments
  10. Rule 79 - Records Kept by the Clerk

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 79   Cited 1,162 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing entries in civil docket