Powers v. Nikonchuk’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘It is well settled that “a trial court’s failure to rule on a contempt motion relating to an interlocutory order would render any subsequent judgment nonfi-nal because the filing of the contempt motion would not be considered as having initiated a separate proceeding,” Decker v. Decker, 984 So.2d [1216,] 1220 [ (Ala.Civ.App.2007) ]; see Perry[ v. Perry], 92 So.3d [799,] 800 [(Ala.Civ.App.2012) ] (dismissing the wife’s appeal as being from a nonfinal judgment because the trial court had failed to rule on the wife’s contempt motion regarding, the husband’s failure to abide by the. trial court’s status quo order); Logan v. Logan, 40 So.3d 721, 723 (Ala.Civ.App.2009) (same).’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frosolono v. Johnson

2. ““ ‘ “Although Rule 58(a) relates simply to the ‘rendition’ of judgments and orders, whereas Rule 58(c) describes the formalities that must attend the ‘entry’ of a judgment or order, even Rule 58(a) requires, in each instance, a written memorialization by the judge of his or her rendition of the order or judgment in question. Stated otherwise, Rule 58(a) does not al-loiv for an oral rendition of a judgment or order.” “ ‘(Emphasis added.) Although Rule 58(a) has been amended since Chamblee was decided, that rule still does not allow for an oral rendition of a judgment or order.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robertson v. Robertson

3. ““ ‘ “A judge may render an order or a judgment: (1) by executing a separate written document, (2) by including the order or judgment in a judicial opinion, (3) by endorsing upon a motion the words ‘granted,’ ‘denied,’ ‘moot,’ or words of similar import, and dating and signing or initialing it, (4) by making or causing to be made a notation in the court records, or (5) by executing and transmitting an electronic document to the electronic-filing system.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robertson v. Robertson