Posts in category “Cert Petitions”

The Supreme Court granted cert this morning in Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC. The case asks whether an order denying relief from a bankruptcy stay is final and appealable.

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Last year, I wrote that the Supreme Court’s decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker appeared to hold that the district court proceedings in a case never ended:

The plaintiffs in Baker voluntarily dismissed all of their claims with prejudice, and the district court had nothing else to do. But according to the [Supreme] Court, the voluntary dismissal in Baker was not a “final decision” and thus could not be appealed.