Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Interlocutory Appeals Act
A federal statute, enacted in 1958, that grants discretion to a U.S. court of appeals to review an interlocutory order in a civil case if the trial judge states in writing that the order involves a controlling question of law on which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the termination of the litigation. 28 USCA ยง 1292(b).
Sententia interlocutoria revocari potest, definitiva non potest
An interlocutory judgment may be revoked, but not a final one.
interlocutor
Scots law. A nonfinal judicial order disposing of any part of a case.
interlocutory
adj. (Of an order, judgment, appeal, etc.) interim or temporary, not constituting a final resolution of the whole controversy.
interlocutory appeal
an appeal that occurs before the trial court's final ruling on the entire case. ( some interlocutory appeals involve legal points necessary to the determination of the case, while others involve collateral orders that are wholly separate from the merits of the action. cf. final-judgment rule.
interlocutory decision
See interlocutory order under ORDER (2).
interlocutory decree
See interlocutory judgment under JUDGMENT.
interlocutory injunction
See preliminary injunction under INJUNCTION. interlocutory judgment See JUDGMENT.
interlocutory judgment
An intermediate judgment that determines a preliminary or subordinate point or plea but does not finally decide the case. -Also termed interlocutory decree.
interlocutory order
. An order that relates to some intermediate matter in the case; any order other than a final order. a Most interlocutory orders are not appealable until the case is fully resolved. But by rule or statute, most jurisdictions allow some types of interlocutory orders (such as preliminary injunctions and class-certification orders) to be immediately appealed. -Also termed interlocutory decision; interim order; intermediate order See appealable decision under DECISION; COLLATERA1rORDER DOCTRINE.