Trinsey v. Pennsylvania

How courts have described this case

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• applying rule that even if appeal brought pursuant to rule 54(b) is determined to be final within meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1291, appeals court still must determine whether district court abused its discretion in determining there was no just reason for delay
• entry of a final judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) inappropriate “if the same or closely related issues” remain to be litigated
• “the court should not, as a general matter, direct the entry of a final judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) if the same or closely related issues remain to be litigated against the undismissed defendants”
• court should not certify a final judgment under Rule 54(b
• “Where the complaint is dismissed as to one defendant but not others, the court should not, as a general matter, direct the entry of a final judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) if the same or closely related issues remain to be litigated against the undismissed defendants.”

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