Case ID: us_44/html/0534-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Mr'. Chief Justice TANEY", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

United States v. Andrew Hodge.
    If the citation be signed by the clerk, and not by a judge of the Circuit Court, or a justice of the Supréme'Court, the case will, on motion, be dismissed.
   Mr'. Chief Justice TANEY

delivered the-opinion of the court on a motion to dismiss this case..'

This case is brought here by a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the eastern district-of Louisiana; and a motion has been made to dismiss it, because the citation was signed by the clerk, and not by a judge of the Circuit Court, or a justice of the- Supreme Court, as directed by the act of Congress ofd789, ch. 20, sect. 22.

. The defendant is not bound to appear, here, unless the citation is signed in the manner prescribed by law; and as that has not been done in this case, the. writ must be dismissed.