Showing posts with label Judge Sean C. Gallagher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judge Sean C. Gallagher. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Conditional dismissals, appellate jurisdiction, compulsory counterclaims, and you

Civil procedure and appellate jurisdiction wonks may be interested in the Eight District's decision in Myocare Nursing Home, Inc. v. Hohmann. The question is whether the civil rules allow for conditional dismissals, and if so whether a conditional dismissal confers appellate jurisdiction over the order disposing of the remaining claims.