Eighth Circuit· 3/5/1998

James Perkins v. U S West Communications

Citations

138 F.3d 336
40 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 53
1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 3734
72 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,233
76 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 411

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“Rule 68 leaves no discretion in the district court to do anything other than enter judgment once an offer of judgment has been accepted.”
“Rule 68 leaves no discretion in the district court to do anything other than enter judgment once an offer of judgment has been accepted.”
“Rule 68 leaves no discretion in the district court to do anything other than enter judgment once an offer of judgment has been accepted.”
“We conclude that the plain language of Rule 68 mandates that an offer of judgment remain valid and open for acceptance for the full ten-day period outlined in the Rule despite an intervening grant of summary judgment by the district court.”
standard of review for Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion
stating standard of review is de novo

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Judges: Bowman, Bright, Jones

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