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· 9/17/2008

Kelley v. City of Albuquerque

Citations

  • 542 F.3d 802
  • 2008 WL 4238967

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “perfunctory” allegations of error that “fail to frame and develop an issue” are insufficient “to invoke appellate review” (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • holding that “perfunctory” allegations of error that “fail to frame and develop an issue” are insufficient “to invoke appellate review” (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • stating that “perfunctory” contentions of error “fail[] to frame and develop an issue” and are therefore “[in]sufficient to invoke appellate review” (internal 6 quotation marks omitted)
  • discussing, but not deciding, whether a party’s failure to file a proper Rule 50(b) motion deprives the appellate courts of jurisdiction to entertain a sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge
  • stating “perfunctory” 16 Appellate Case: 23-3157 Document: 49 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Page: 17 allegations of error that “fail[] to frame and develop an issue” are insufficient “to invoke appellate review” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • interpreting the term “any” expansively to conclude that “the phrase ‘participated in any manner in . . . [a] proceeding’ . . . relates to all types of participation” (alteration and first omission in original) (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a))

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Judges: Kelly, McConnell, Holmes

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