Legal Opinion
Tolson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 27, 1984No. 83-1788PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The parties invite our review of a judgment entered by the district court pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. That Rule, applicable to multiple claim litigation, affords the district court discretion to enter a final judgment on a discrete but entire claim while other claims remain subjudice.1 The Rule, however, does not authorize the entry of final judgment on part of a single claim. We hold that the district court improperly invoked Rule 54(b). That court, we conclude, has not yet…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Page v. PreisserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Gold Seal Co. v. Weeks, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by61 opinions
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