Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal where the parties did not raise the issue?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Chalamidas v. Quinlan, 981 F.2d 1257 (9th Cir. 1992):
1 Although the parties did not raise the issue, we must sua sponte consider our jurisdiction to hear this appeal. See Abernathy v. Southern Cal. Edison, 885 F.2d 525, 527 (9th Cir.1989).
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