Appeal withdrawn; case struck from the docket

5A_165/2012Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IIMar 8, 2012Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew her appeal in a guardianship matter pending before the Federal Supreme Court. The Court took note of the withdrawal, struck the case from the docket, declared the request for legal aid moot, and ordered that no judicial costs be charged. The order was issued by the President of the IIe Cour de droit civil.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; Art. 73 PCF in conjunction with Art. 71 LTF; withdrawal of the appeal and striking of the case from the docket. When an appeal is withdrawn, the Federal Supreme Court takes note of the withdrawal and removes the case from the docket. Any pending request for legal aid becomes moot. Costs may be waived pursuant to Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, depending on the circumstances. The procedural consequence is not a judgment on the merits, but a termination of the proceedings by procedural order (consid. 1).

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5A_165/2012

Ordonnance du 8 mars 2012
IIe Cour de droit civil

Composition
Mme la Juge Hohl, Présidente.
Greffière: Mme de Poret Bortolaso.

Participants à la procédure
A.________,
représentée par Me Xavier-Marcel Copt, avocat,
recourante,

contre

  1. B.________,
  2. C.________,
    intimées.

Objet
tutelle,

recours contre la décision de la Cour de justice du canton de Genève, Chambre de surveillance du Tribunal tutélaire, du 13 janvier 2012.

Vu:
l'acte de recours du 17 février 2012 et la requête d'assistance judiciaire qu'il comporte;
la déclaration de retrait du recours du 5 mars 2012;
les art. 32 al. 2 LTF et 73 PCF en relation avec l'art. 71 LTF;

considérant:
qu'il y a lieu de prendre acte du retrait du recours et de rayer la cause du rôle (art. 73 PCF par renvoi de l'art. 71 LTF; art. 32 al. 2 LTF);
que la requête d'assistance judiciaire de la recourante devient sans objet;
qu'il est statué sans frais (art. 66 al. 1 LTF);

par ces motifs, la Présidente ordonne:

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

2.
La requête d'assistance judiciaire de la recourante est sans objet.

3.
Il n'est pas perçu de frais judiciaires.

4.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et à la Cour de justice du canton de Genève, Chambre de surveillance du Tribunal tutélaire.

Lausanne, le 8 mars 2012
Au nom de la IIe Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse

La Présidente: Hohl

La Greffière: de Poret Bortolaso

Keywords

withdrawal of appealstriking from the docketlegal aidcourt costsguardianship

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Key legal question

Whether the Federal Supreme Court should take note of the withdrawal of the appeal and strike the case from the docket.

Extracted holding

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

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 73 PCF in conjunction with Art. 71 LTF and Art. 32(2) LTF, a withdrawn appeal is removed from the docket.

Key legal question

What should be decided on the appellant's request for legal aid after the withdrawal of the appeal.

Extracted holding

The request for legal aid became moot.

Extracted reasoning

Once the appeal was withdrawn, there was no longer a pending case in which to decide the request.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be levied.

Extracted holding

No judicial costs were charged.

Extracted reasoning

The Court ordered the matter to be resolved without costs under Art. 66(1) LTF.

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