Grace v. Vannoy’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “[T]he decisive consideration is whether delaying review until the entry of final judgment "would imperil a substantial public interest" or "some particular value of higher order." In making this determination, we do not engage in an "individualized jurisdictional inquiry." Rather, our focus is on "the entire category to which the claim belongs." As long as the class of claims, taken as a whole, can be adequately vindicated by other means, "the chance that the litigation at hand might be speeded, or a 'particular injustic[e]' averted," does not provide a basis for jurisdiction under § 1291.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kell v. Benzon

2. “the Supreme Court implicitly de-emphasized the importance of the state's interests in finality and speedy resolution of mixed federal petitions”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kell v. Benzon

3. “Typically, orders reviewable for abuse of discretion are not appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kell v. Benzon