United States Third Circuit

When a district court dismisses a case pending settlement, and grants the plaintiffs leave to refile within a set period of time, the order cannot be considered final for purposes of appeal unless the plaintiffs fail to take any action at all.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2001
• Published 02/28/2001

Judges

• Before NYGAARD, ALITO, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter S. Pearlman,Cohn, Lifland, Pearlman, Herrmann & Knopf, Saddle Brook, NJ, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry H. Gottfried, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, DC, for Appellees.