United States Fifth Circuit

Where the lower court's order is premised on lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction, even though it be wrong, it is not reviewable "by appeal or otherwise," under 28 U.S.C. - 1447(d).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/28/2001
• Published 12/28/2001

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sidney Katherine Powell (argued), Powell & Reggio, Dallas, TX, John C. Henegan, Sr., Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, MS, Deborah Pearce Reggio (argued), Powell & Reggio, New Orleans, LA, for State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., William C. Griffin, Currie, Johnson, Griffin, Gaines & Myers, Jackson, MS, for Allstate Ins. Co.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter L. Nixon, Jr., Biloxi, MS, Paul S. Minor, Minor & Associates, Biloxi, MS, Richard F. Scruggs, Sidney Andrew Backstrom, Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula, MS, Paul T. Benton, Law Office of Paul T. Benton, Biloxi, MS, Charles J. Mikhail (argued), Mikhail & Mikhail, Pascagoula, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.