Thomas P. Gannon v. Riverwatch Condominium Owners' Assn., et al.
SocialSecurity Securities
Whether an attorney's notice of appeal that identifies the judgment being appealed but does not specify the attorney as the party taking the appeal should result in dismissal of the appeal
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should an attorney be punished with the severe penalty of the dismissal of his appeal where his notice of appeal reports that the appeal is from a specific judgment that applies only to attorneys under 28 U. S. Code §1927 but the notice does not name the attorney as the party taking the appeal? 2. Should a petitioner be punished with the severe sanction of the dismissal of his appeal where within the 30 day appeal period the opposing litigant filed and served the functional equivalent of a notice of appeal from the judgment assessing attorney fees against the petitioner under 28 U. S. Code §1927?