Withdrawal of constitutional appeal and court costs

4D_67/2008Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IJul 15, 2008Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

The spouses X. filed a constitutional complaint against an order of the Geneva Procurator General, but their counsel withdrew the appeal before the Federal Supreme Court ruled on the merits. The court took note of the withdrawal, removed the case from the docket, and ordered the appellants to pay CHF 200 in judicial costs.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court. If the appellant withdraws the remedy in writing, the court merely takes note of the withdrawal and strikes the proceedings from the docket; no merits review is undertaken. Court costs are charged to the withdrawing appellants according to the ordinary cost consequences of the termination.

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4D_67/2008/ech

Ordonnance du 15 juillet 2008
Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Corboz, Président.
Greffier: M. Huguenin

Parties
les époux X.________,
recourants, représentés par Me Karin Baertschi,

contre

Y.________,
intimée.

Objet
Suspension de la requête d'exécution forcée,

recours constitutionnel contre l'ordonnance du Procureur général du canton de Genève du 22 avril 2008.

Le Président:
Vu le recours interjeté par les époux X.________ le 21 mai 2008 contre l'ordonnance rendue le 22 avril 2008 par le Procureur général de la République et canton de Genève dans la cause précitée.

Vu la lettre du 10 juillet 2008 par laquelle la mandataire des recourants déclare retirer le recours.

Vu l'art. 32 al. 2 LTF.

ordonne:

1.
Il est pris acte du retrait du recours et l'affaire est rayée du rôle.

2.
Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 200 fr., sont mis à la charge des recourants.

3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et au Procureur général de la République et canton de Genève.
Lausanne, le 15 juillet 2008
Au nom de la Ire Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président: Le Greffier:

Corboz Huguenin

Keywords

withdrawaldismissal from docketcourt costsconstitutional appealproceedings terminated

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Key legal question

Whether the constitutional appeal should be removed from the docket after withdrawal.

Extracted holding

The court took note of the withdrawal and struck the case from the docket.

Extracted reasoning

The appellants expressly withdrew the appeal in writing; under Art. 32(2) LTF the court simply records the withdrawal and terminates the proceedings.

Key legal question

Allocation of court costs after the withdrawal of the appeal.

Extracted holding

Court costs of CHF 200 were imposed on the appellants.

Extracted reasoning

As the appeal was withdrawn, the costs were charged to the appellants.

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