Christopher Barrett v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “a claim that seeks to compel a federal official to act becomes moot when the official performs the act”
• noting that although court can make handwritten order on a paper filed by a party, “care must be taken, especially where a party is proceeding pro se, to ensure that the order and its consequences are communicated clearly”
• a claim for an order directing a district court judge to rule on a motion becomes moot when the judge ruled on that motion
• pro se submission satisfied the requirement to name the court to which an appeal was to be taken, even though the Second Circuit was not specified, because the Second Circuit was the only court in which the appeal could be taken
• pro se submission satisfied the requirement to name the court to which an appeal was to be taken, even though the Second Circuit was not specified, because the Second Circuit was the only court in which the appeal could be taken
• “A pro se party’s filing will suffice as a notice of appeal so long as it ‘evinces an intent to appeal an order or judgment of the district court and [the] appellee has not been prejudiced or misled by the notice.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).