A court’s last action that settles the rights of the parties and disposes of all issues in controversy, except for the award of costs (and, sometimes, attorney’s fees) and enforcement of the judgment. — Also termed final appealable judgment; final decision; final decree; definitive judgment; determinative judgment; final appealable order. See FINAL-JUDGMENT RULE. [Cases: Appeal […]
final-judgment rule. The principle that a party may appeal only from a district court’s final decision that ends the litigation on the merits. • Under this rule, a party must raise all claims of error in a single appeal. 28 USCA § 1291. — Also termed final-decision rule; finality rule. Cf. FINALITY DOCTRINE ; INTERLOCUTORY
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final judgment rule 〈美〉终局判决规则(→final decision rule)
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final (and) appealable order or judgment 可上诉的终局决定或判决 １已全部解决当事人之间的争端而无未决事项的判决；２终局性的可待司法审查的行政决定；３在人身保护令〔writ of habeas corpus〕程序中，撤销令状或释放被拘捕人的决定。
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judgment by default final 终局缺席判决 根据原告起诉状中的主张和请求以终局判决形式作出的缺席判决，具有不容否认和既判的效力。
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satisfaction of judgment. 1. The complete discharge of obligations under a judgment. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 874–899. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 656–676, 678–692.] 2. The document filed and entered on the record indicating that a judgment has been paid. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 897. C.J.S. Judgments § 686.] “Generally, a satisfaction of
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An order that is dispositive of the entire case. See final judgment under JUDGMENT. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 928; Motions 51. C.J.S. Motions and Orders §§ 2, 52–53, 55.]
take a default judgment. To reduce to final judgment a defendant’s failure to timely answer a lawsuit. • The process usu. involves informing the court of the defendant’s failure to answer, proving damages, and submitting a proposed judgment for the judge to sign. See DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
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