Topic
Interlocutory Appeals
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Religion Clause
En Banc Review Rejected on Denial of Interlocutory Appeal of Church Autonomy Issue
In O'Connell v. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, (DC Cir., Nov. 6, 2025), the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, over one dissent, denied en banc review of a panel's refusal to…
De Novo
Mary Washington Healthcare v. Costello–CAV on Interlocutory-Appeal Certifications
By Jay O'Keeffe
In Mary Washington Healthcare v. Costello, the CAV holds that a trial court certifying an issue for interlocutory appeal does not have to explicitly make the four-part finding laid out…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Splitting With the Fifth Circuit, First Circuit Holds That a Third-Party Claim May Bring a Case Within Appellate Jurisdiction Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(3)
In United States v. Ernst Jacob GmbH & Co. KG, No. 23-1969 (1st Cir. Oct. 23, 2025), the First Circuit rejects a holding in the Fifth Circuit and holds that…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
Appellate Jurisdiction and Interlocutory Appeals in North Carolina
Courts must have jurisdiction to hear a case. Jurisdiction can be established in numerous ways, including by subject matter or geography. If a party to a case wants to appeal…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
E. Travis Ramey on a Rule 23(f) for Collective Actions
By Byron Stier
E. Travis Ramey (Alabama Law) has posted to SSRN his manuscript, Interlocutory Appeals in Complex Litigation: A Rule 23(f) for Collective Actions, Tul. L. Rev. (forthcoming). Here is the abstract:The final…
Employment Law Lookout
Decoding Appeals, Episode 7: Leveraging Interlocutory Options
By: Ada Dolph and Chris Robertson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzncnYnnWI Welcome to Decoding Appeals, where Seyfarth’s Appellate Team brings to in-house counsel our insights and expertise from the front lines of the appellate…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Split Fifth Circuit Panel Holds That Damages Order Should Not Have Been Certified for Interlocutory Appeal Under § 1292(b), Dismissing Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
In Silverthorne v. Sterling Seismic Services, Ltd., No. 24-20006 (5th Cir. Jan. 3, 2025), a Fifth Circuit panel divides over whether the court should have accepted a 28 U.S.C. §…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Fourth Circuit Holds Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A) Applies to Interlocutory Appeals, Creating a Split with the Eleventh Circuit
In Gelin v. Baltimore Cnty., No. 23-1541 (4th Cir. Dec. 4, 2024), the Fourth Circuit holds an appeal before it “in abeyance” until the district court decides a pending Fed.…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
“So, What’s Going on Here?” North Carolina Supreme Court Clarifies Level of Detail Required to Demonstrate Right to Interlocutory Appeal Under the Substantial Right Doctrine
By Nicholas Lyskin, Beth Scherer
In appeals, the general rule is that litigants cannot appeal an interlocutory order until a final judgment is entered. But in North Carolina, a major statutory exception to the general…
Family
Interlocutory Appeal of Juvenile Court Ruling Disputed in Erwin, Tennessee: In re Epik W.
By K.O. Herston
How can an interlocutory order from a juvenile court be appealed to a circuit court in Tennessee?