Withdrawal of appeal in residential lease termination case

4A_264/2009Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IJul 13, 2009Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

X. appealed to the Federal Supreme Court against a Geneva lease-appeal judgment concerning termination of a tenancy. Before the Federal Court ruled on the merits, X. withdrew the appeal by letter of 8 July 2009. The President accordingly ordered the case removed from the docket under Art. 32(2) LTF and charged CHF 300 in judicial costs to the appellant. The withdrawal ended the proceedings without any substantive review of the cantonal judgment.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of the appeal and procedural consequences. When a recourse is withdrawn, the President may strike the case from the docket without a merits decision. The withdrawal terminates the proceedings; in principle, the withdrawing party bears the judicial costs. The order is a procedural disposal limited to the consequences of the withdrawal and does not address the substance of the challenged judgment.

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4A_264/2009

Ordonnance du 13 juillet 2009
Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
Mme la Juge Klett, Présidente.
Greffier: M. Huguenin.

Parties
X.________, représenté par Me Pascal Pétroz,
recourant,

contre

A.Y.________ et B.Y.________,
intimés.

Objet
résiliation de bail,

recours contre l'arrêt de la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève du 20 avril 2009.

La Présidente:
Vu le recours interjeté par X.________ le 25 mai 2009 contre l'arrêt rendu le 20 avril 2009 par la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève dans la cause précitée.

Vu la lettre du 8 juillet 2009 par laquelle le recourant déclare retirer le recours.

Vu l'art. 32 al. 2 LTF.

ordonne:

1.
La cause est rayée du rôle par suite de retrait du recours.

2.
Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 300 fr., sont mis à la charge du recourant.

3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et à la Chambre d'appel en matière de baux et loyers du canton de Genève.

Lausanne, le 13 juillet 2009

Au nom de la Ire Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
La Présidente: Le Greffier:

Klett Huguenin

Keywords

withdrawallease terminationprocedural terminationcourt costsstruck from docket

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Key legal question

Whether the federal appeal should be removed from the docket after the appellant's withdrawal

Extracted holding

The appeal was struck from the docket following the withdrawal.

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 32(2) LTF, the President could note the withdrawal and terminate the proceedings by removing the case from the docket.

Key legal question

Allocation of federal court costs after withdrawal of the appeal

Extracted holding

Judicial costs of CHF 300 were charged to the appellant.

Extracted reasoning

Because the appeal was withdrawn, the costs were imposed on the withdrawing party.

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