Withdrawal of appeal and allocation of costs

5A_408/2007Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IIAug 23, 2007Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew his civil appeal alleging denial of justice. The Federal Supreme Court took note of the withdrawal, struck the case from the docket, and charged the appellant with a judicial fee of CHF 300. The order also directed service of the decision on the appellant and the Geneva first-instance court.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 73 PCF by analogy with Art. 71 LTF; Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of the appeal: once the appellant withdraws the appeal, the court takes note thereof and removes the case from the docket. Art. 5 al. 2 PCF by analogy with Art. 71 LTF; Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; costs after withdrawal are borne by the withdrawing appellant. The proceedings are terminated without a decision on the merits (consid. 1-2).

Full text

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5A_408/2007 /frs

Ordonnance du 23 août 2007
IIe Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Raselli, Président.
Greffier: M. Fellay.

Parties
X.________,
recourant,

contre

Tribunal de première instance du canton de Genève,
place du Bourg-de-Four 1, case postale 3736,
1211 Genève 3,
.

Objet
déni de justice,

recours en matière civile.

Vu :
l'acte de recours du 18 juillet 2007;
l'ordonnance présidentielle du 23 juillet 2007 rejetant la requête d'assistance judiciaire du recourant et impartissant à ce dernier un délai au 20 août 2007 pour verser une avance de frais de 1'000 fr.
la déclaration de retrait du recours du 18 août 2007;

Considérant:
qu'il convient de prendre acte de ce retrait et de rayer la cause du rôle (art. 73 PCF par renvoi de l'art. 71 LTF; art. 32 al. 2 LTF);
que les frais doivent être mis à la charge du recourant (art. 5 al. 2 PCF par renvoi de l'art. 71 LTF; art. 66 al. 1 LTF);

Par ces motifs, le Président de la IIe Cour de droit civil:
1.
Prend acte du retrait du recours et ordonne la radiation de la cause du rôle.
2.
Met un émolument judiciaire de 300 fr. à la charge du recourant.
3.
Communique la présente ordonnance en copie au recourant et au Tribunal de première instance du canton de Genève.
Lausanne, le 23 août 2007
Le président: Le greffier:

Keywords

withdrawalstriking outcourt costsdenial of justiceappeal withdrawal

Extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the withdrawn appeal should be taken note of and removed from the docket

Extracted holding

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

Extracted reasoning

Once the appellant withdrew the appeal, there was no longer a need to decide the merits; the case had to be removed from the role.

Key legal question

How to allocate the court costs after withdrawal

Extracted holding

The appellant had to bear a judicial fee of CHF 300.

Extracted reasoning

Costs were placed on the withdrawing appellant in accordance with the applicable procedural rules.

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