Overview
Case summary
H. W. JOHNS MFG. CO. appealed a decision from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York to the Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. The appellate court dismissed the appeal on consent of the parties pursuant to the twentieth rule, as referenced in 64 Fed. 234. The case did not proceed to merits review due to the parties' agreement to dismiss.
Abstract
The appellant appealed a decision from the federal district court to the circuit court of appeals. The appellate court dismissed the appeal on consent of the parties pursuant to the twentieth rule. The case did not proceed to merits review due to the parties' agreement.
Opinion of the court
opinionNot specified
- Appeal dismissed on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York
Procedural posture
Subsequent history
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Not applicable (dismissal on consent)
Dismissed on consent of parties pursuant to the twentieth rule
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Error analysis
- None alleged — procedural · not applicableNot applicable · not applicable
Standards of review
- Dismissal on consent — not applicable Case dismissed based on consent of parties, not on merits review
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit dismisses the appeal on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Final disposition of the appeal based on consent of parties
Facts & evidence
Key facts
1 facts- Case dismissed on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Procedural history
2 steps- Appeal from Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York
- Dismissed on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Authorities
Cited authorities (1)
Related cases (1)
Statutes
- Twentieth rule (procedural rule for dismissal on consent)
Standards & doctrines
- Twentieth rule for dismissal on consent
Legal principles applied
- Parties may consent to dismissal of appeal under procedural rules
Notable quotes
“Dismissed on consent, pursuant to the twentieth rule.”majority — Majority opinion stating the dispositionSummarizes the court's action based on parties' consent