Opinion
Nos. 227, 228, Docket 25969, 25970.
Argued March 10, 1960.
Decided April 4, 1960
J. Robert Ellner, of Swiger, Chambers, Kelley Harragan, New York City (Robert E. Nickerson, of Ivey, Barnum, O'Mara Nickerson, Greenwich, Conn., on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.
A. Vernon Carnahan, of Donovan, Leisure, Newton Irvine, New York City (James M. Ellis, of Donovan, Leisure, Newton Irvine, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellees Philco Corporation and Philco Distributors, Inc.
William D. Friedmann, of O'Brien, Driscoll Raftery, New York City (George A. Raftery, of O'Brien, Driscoll Raftery, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellees Admiral Corporation and Admiral Corporation New York Distributing Division, Inc.
In these two antitrust and price-discrimination actions, the district court has entered orders of dismissal for failure to prosecute, which, however, in one case have left the action standing as to one partnership plaintiff and both defendants, and in the other case as to one partnership plaintiff and one defendant. In neither case did the court enter the determination and direction for entry of judgment requisite for finality under the express language of F.R. 54(b). Without that the judgments are not appealable. See 3 Barron Holtzoff, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1193.2 and note 56.9 (Wright Ed.); 6 Moore's Federal Practice 245, 246, and note 7 (2d Ed. 1953); cf. Goldlawr v. Heiman, 2 Cir., 273 F.2d 729. The appeals are therefore dismissed.