Joinder of appeal proceedings and dismissal

PC170010Supreme CourtMay 22, 2017Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

In an order of 22 May 2017, the Zurich High Court’s First Civil Chamber joined appeal PC170010-O with appeal PC170008-O and ordered that the combined matter be continued under PC170008-O. As a consequence, the present appeal file was administratively closed. The underlying dispute concerned a family-law case, specifically a challenge relating to legal aid in divorce proceedings. No substantive ruling on the merits was issued.

Omnilex headnote

Joinder of appeal proceedings; where two appeal files concern related matters, the appellate court may order joinder and continuation under one file number, with the separate file being struck off as concluded. The order is procedural only and does not decide the merits of the challenged lower-court ruling.

Full text

Obergericht des Kantons Zürich I. Zivilkammer

Geschäfts-Nr.: PC170010-O/U vereinigt mit Geschäfts-Nr.: PC170008-O

Mitwirkend: Oberrichterin Dr. L. Hunziker Schnider, Vorsitzende, Oberrichter Dr. H.A. Müller und Oberrichter lic. iur. M. Spahn sowie Gerichts- schreiber lic. iur. Ch. Büchi Beschluss vom 22. Mai 2017

in Sachen

A._____, Beklagte und Beschwerdeführerin

vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt lic. iur. X._____

gegen

Kanton Zürich, Beschwerdegegnerin

vertreten durch Bezirksgericht Zürich

betreffend Ehescheidung (unentgeltliche Rechtspflege)

Beschwerde gegen eine Verfügung des Einzelgerichts im ordentlichen Ver- fahren am Bezirksgericht Zürich vom 17. Februar 2017 (FE120757-L)

Es wird beschlossen: 1. Das vorliegende Beschwerdeverfahren wird mit dem Beschwerdeverfahren Geschäfts-Nr. PC170008-O vereinigt und unter dieser Nummer weiterge- führt. 2. Das vorliegende Beschwerdeverfahren wird als dadurch erledigt abge- schrieben. 3. Schriftliche Mitteilung im Prozess PC170008-O.

Zürich, 22. Mai 2017

Obergericht des Kantons Zürich I. Zivilkammer

Der Gerichtsschreiber:

lic. iur. Ch. Büchi

versandt am: mc

Keywords

joinderappeal proceedingslegal aiddivorceprocedural orderdocket closure

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Key legal question

Whether the present appeal proceedings should be joined with appeal file PC170008-O

Extracted holding

The proceedings were joined and continued under PC170008-O.

Extracted reasoning

The chamber ordered joinder of the two appeal proceedings, indicating they concerned related matters suitable for joint treatment.

Key legal question

Whether the present appeal proceedings should remain pending separately after joinder

Extracted holding

The proceedings were struck off as concluded by joinder.

Extracted reasoning

Because the matter was continued under the joined file number, the present file was administratively closed.

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