Dalisa, Inc. v. Bradford

Because the majority today substitutes its judgment for that of the district court in matters within that court’s discretion, thus greatly restricting a trial court’s ability to procedurally manage cases pending before it, I respectfully dissent.

I. The Issue

The majority dismisses this appeal, holding that this Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain it because the district court erred in severing portions of the case, postjudgment, thereby rendering his final judgment interlocutory and unappealable. Simply stated, it is the majority’s view that the district court did not follow existing law…