Legal Opinion
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 8, 2009No. 08-678PublishedCited by 804 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
Section 1291 of the Judicial Code confers on federal courts of appeals jurisdiction to review “final decisions of the district courts.” 28 U. S. C. § 1291. Although “final decisions” typically are ones that trigger the entry of judgment, they also include a small set of prejudgment orders that are “collateral to” the merits of an action and “too important” to be denied immediate review. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U. S. 541, 546 (1949). In this case, petitioner Mohawk Industries, Inc., attempted to bring a collateral order appeal after the District Court ordered it to…
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