Overview
Case summary
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio to the Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. The appellate court issued a brief order on July 7, 1896, denying appellants' motion to advance the cause and appellees' motion to dismiss the appeal and for a writ of certiorari for diminution of the record. No opinion was written, and the court did not address the substantive merits of the underlying case. The case involves Hamlin as appellant and Continental Trust Co. of City of New York as appellee.
Abstract
This is an appeal from a district court to a circuit court of appeals. The appellate court issued a brief order denying the appellants' motion to advance the cause and the appellees' motion to dismiss the appeal and for a writ of certiorari for diminution of the record. The court did not address the substantive merits of the underlying case.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- No opinion written
- Motions to advance cause and dismiss appeal denied
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal taken to Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Abuse of discretion
Motion denied by court
Issue preserved for review
Abuse of discretion
Motion denied by court
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Standards of review
- Motions to advance cause and dismiss appeal — abuse of discretion Court reviews procedural motions for abuse of discretion
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals denies appellants' motion to advance the cause and appellees' motion to dismiss the appeal and for a writ of certiorari for diminution of the record
Outcome: Motions denied
Court disposes of procedural motions without reaching merits of appeal
Facts & evidence
Key facts
1 facts- No factual details provided in opinion text
Procedural history
1 steps- Appeal from Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio
Authorities
Cited authorities (2)
Related cases (2)
Standards & doctrines
- Abuse of discretion standard for procedural motions
Legal principles applied
- Appellate courts have discretion over procedural motions
- Motions may be denied without reaching substantive issues