Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the two appeals should be joined and struck from the docket after withdrawal.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The two closely connected cases were joined, and both were removed from the docket following the withdrawal of the appeals.
Extrahierte Begründung
Because the cases were closely connected and had the same outcome, joinder was appropriate; once the appeals were withdrawn, the judge could order their removal from the docket.