23-1578·CIVIL
Darlene Faye Lancaster, wife, heir and executor of the estate of her late husband, Commander Allen Lee Lancaster, Chc, Usn (ret) v. The Secretary of the Navy; the Chief of Naval Personnel; the Navy Chief of Chaplains
Vacated & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether decedent’s spouse had to present meritorious argument to preclude denial of Rule 60(b) motion when of the Navy substitute party had not been named.
Argument Date
May 10, 2024
Argument Time
8:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Blue Courtroom (Room 339)
Lower Court Judge
Hanes
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Niemeyer
Judge Quattlebaum
Citation
CaseDarlene Faye Lancaster, wife, heir and executor of the estate of her late husband, Commander Allen Lee Lancaster, Chc, Usn (ret) v. The Secretary of the Navy; the Chief of Naval Personnel; the Navy Chief of Chaplains, No. 23-1578 (4th Cir. July 26, 2024)
PanelWilkinson, Niemeyer & Quattlebaum, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued May 10, 2024 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
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Authored by Judge Niemeyer
23-1578· This case
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Authored by Judge Quattlebaum
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Opinions
- Read opinion ↗July 26, 2024Majorityby Quattlebaum
Disposition
- Court
- Vacated and remanded with instructions
- Normalized
- Vacated & Remanded
July 26, 2024