You are viewing a free summary from Descrybe.ai. For citation checking, legal issue analysis, and other advanced tools, explore our Legal Research Toolkit — not free, but close.

Washington v. Sprint PCS & Spherion Corp.

Citation: 128 F. App'x 772Docket: No. 05-1155

Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; April 11, 2005; Federal Appellate Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

On March 15, 2005, the court granted Melvia D. Washington 14 days to object to the transfer of her appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Washington did not respond within the specified time. Consequently, the court ordered the following: 1) The appeal is transferred to the Eleventh Circuit; 2) Each party will bear its own costs; 3) Washington’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is also transferred to the Eleventh Circuit.

Legal Issues Addressed

Allocation of Costs in Appeal Transfer

Application: The court ordered that each party involved in the appeal would bear its own costs.

Reasoning: Consequently, the court ordered the following: 1) The appeal is transferred to the Eleventh Circuit; 2) Each party will bear its own costs;

In Forma Pauperis Motion Transfer

Application: Washington's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis was also transferred to the Eleventh Circuit as part of the appeal process.

Reasoning: Consequently, the court ordered the following: ... 3) Washington’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is also transferred to the Eleventh Circuit.

Transfer of Appeal to Circuit Court

Application: The court decided to transfer the appeal to the Eleventh Circuit after the appellant failed to object within the given time frame.

Reasoning: On March 15, 2005, the court granted Melvia D. Washington 14 days to object to the transfer of her appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Washington did not respond within the specified time.