Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Lake Coal Co. v. Roberts & Schaeffer Co.
Lake Coal Co. v. Roberts & Schaeffer Co., 474 U.S. 120 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-12-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- dismissing petition for certiorari as moot when underlying causes of action have been settled
- deelining to decide questions presented by motion of parties where underlying case settled
- case settled while certiorari pending; district court instructed to dismiss case as moot
- case is mooted upon the “complete settlement of the underlying causes of action”
- case settled while certio-rari pending; district court instructed to dismiss case as moot
- parties’ motion to decide issues of moot case denied
Citator
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- Cited by
- 54 opinions
Per Curiam.
The motion of the parties requesting the Court to decide the questions presented in the petition for writ of certiorari despite complete settlement of the underlying causes of action is denied. See DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U. S. 312 (1974).
The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky with instructions to dismiss the cause as moot.