U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2003

Avalos v. Atlantic Richfield

Avalos v. Atlantic Richfield
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided October 21, 2003

Avalos v. Atlantic Richfield

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT October 22, 2003 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 02-20947 Conference Calendar

ELZINA AVALOS; ET AL., Plaintiffs, versus ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY; ET AL., Defendants, versus CLAUDE HUGH LLOYD, JR., Movant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-89-CV-3487 -------------------- Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Claude Hugh Lloyd, Jr., appeals from the district court’s order denying his Emergency Motion for Leave and Motion for Nunc Pro Tunc Order with Judicial Notice, in which he sought to be substituted for Mary Beth Angel as trustee of the Lloyd Trust for

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 02-20947 -2- purposes of the above-referenced litigation. Lloyd has also filed a Motion for Summary Reversal and Designation of Orders on Appeal.

Lloyd’s nunc pro tunc motion was an unauthorized motion, which the district court should have dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 142 (5th Cir. 1994). We affirm the judgment on this alternative basis. See id. Lloyd’s Motion for Summary Reversal and Designation of Orders on Appeal is denied.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED; MOTION DENIED.

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