No. 16-1150October Term 2017Decided Mar 27, 2018
Hall v. Hall
This case was about whether lawsuits that have been consolidated for trial under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) still keep their separate identities for purposes of appeal.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 27, 2018
- What it's about
This case was about whether lawsuits that have been consolidated for trial under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) still keep their separate identities for purposes of appeal. The Supreme Court held that when one of the consolidated cases ends in a final judgment, the losing party may appeal right away even if the other consolidated case or cases are still ongoing.
Question presented
Should the clarity Gelboim gave to multidistrict cases be extended to single district consolidated cases, so that the entry of a final judgment in only one case triggers the appeal-clock for that case?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit / Decision released Mar 27, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided March 27, 2018
The Court released its decision on March 27, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jun 1, 2026
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