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Eighth Circuit· 5/26/2009

Huggins v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Citations

  • 566 F.3d 771
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 11000
  • 2009 WL 1444127

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  • holding that the potential for multiple trials does not support certification
  • stating that where it appears jurisdiction is lacking, appellate courts are obligated to consider sua sponte jurisdictional issues
  • noting that delay in certification \is particularly desirable where adjudicated and pending claims are closely related and stem from essentially the same factual allegations.\
  • noting the requirement for leave under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) to appeal an interlocutory order
  • “We are obligated to consider sua sponte our jurisdiction to entertain a case where, as here, we believe that jurisdiction may be lacking.”
  • Courts are “obligated to consider sua sponte our jurisdiction to entertain a case . . . .”

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Judges: Gruender, Arnold, Benton

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