Flanagan et al. v. United States

Decided February 21, 1984. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-374 · 465 U.S. 259 (1984) · Cited 989 times

Holding

The disqualification order was not immediately appealable under 1291, and hence the Court of Appeals had no jurisdiction to review the order prior to entry of final judgment in the case.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• United States v. MacDonald · 435 U.S. 850 (1978)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
• United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co. · 458 U.S. 263 (1982)
• Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
• Stack v. Boyle · 342 U.S. 1 (1951)
• Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn. · 319 U.S. 21 (1943)
• Helstoski v. Meanor · 442 U.S. 500 (1979)
• Faretta v. California · 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
• Holloway v. Arkansas · 435 U.S. 475 (1978)
• Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651 (1977)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Berman v. United States · 302 U.S. 211 (1937)
• DiBella v. United States · 369 U.S. 121 (1962)
• Heike v. United States · 217 U.S. 423 (1910)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller Ex Rel. Koller · 472 U.S. 424 (1985)
• Sell v. United States · 539 U.S. 166 (2003)
• Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States · 489 U.S. 794 (1989)
• Riley v. Bondi · 606 U.S. 259 (2025)
• United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648 (1984)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Johnson v. Jones · 515 U.S. 304 (1995)
• Wheat v. United States · 486 U.S. 153 (1988)
• United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez · 548 U.S. 140 (2006)
• United States v. Mechanik · 475 U.S. 66 (1986)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Cunningham v. Hamilton County · 527 U.S. 198 (1999)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1984). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).