administrative act
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From 278 U.S. 200 - West v. Standard Oil Co. · 1929Most cited · 110 citing opinions
the order of dismissal is not a judgment. It was an administrative act. And, unlike such administrative acts as a patent or the approval of a list of lands pursuant to a duty imposed upon the Secretary, the order of dismissal does not carry the implication that all determinations essential to the passing of title have been made.