Overview
Case summary
This is a brief appellate decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals in 1896. The case involved an appeal via writ of error from the Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts. The appellate court dismissed the appeal because the appellant (Gougar) failed to print the record as required by procedural rules. No substantive opinion was issued, and the case was terminated on procedural grounds.
Abstract
The appellate court dismissed the appeal brought via writ of error from the lower circuit court. The dismissal occurred because the appellant failed to print the record as required by procedural rules. No substantive opinion was issued, and the case ended on procedural grounds.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed for procedural default
- No substantive opinion issued
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts
Procedural posture
- Failure to print record
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Procedural compliance
Appellant failed to comply with procedural requirement to print record
Issue not preserved
Holdings of the court
Error analysis
- Failure to print record — procedural · error foundNot applicable as error led to dismissal · not applicable
Standards of review
- Procedural compliance with record printing — plain error Failure to print record is a procedural default warranting dismissal
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses the appeal for failure to print record
Outcome: Dismissed
Case terminated due to procedural default
Facts & evidence
Key facts
1 facts- Case dismissed for failure to print record
Procedural history
2 steps- Appeal taken via writ of error
- Dismissed by appellate court
Objects of relevance
Authorities
Standards & doctrines
- Procedural default doctrine in appellate practice
Legal principles applied
- Appeals may be dismissed for failure to follow procedural rules