United States Fifth Circuit

A magistrate's order has no collateral estoppel effect because it does not become final until the district court makes it final.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/29/2000
• Published 11/29/2000

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, PARKER, Circuit Judge, and FURGESON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glenn Gates Taylor (argued), Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., William Fredric Blair (argued), Blair & Bondurant, Jackson, MS, for Jordan Production Co., LLC., Jefferson D. Stewart, Janet D. McMurtray, Harvey L. Fiser (argued), Adams & Reese, Jackson, MS, for Guardian Enery Exploration Corp.