Withdrawal of recourse; case struck from the roll

4D_68/2007Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IDec 19, 2007Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

X.________ Sàrl filed a recourse to the Federal Supreme Court against a Geneva Civil Chamber judgment in a mandate dispute. Before the court ruled on the merits, the appellant withdrew the recourse by letter of 14 December 2007. The court noted the withdrawal under Art. 32(2) LTF, struck the case from the roll, and ordered judicial costs of CHF 200 against the appellant.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of the recourse; striking the case from the roll and costs: where the appellant withdraws the recourse, the Federal Supreme Court takes formal notice of the withdrawal and terminates the proceedings without a merits decision. The withdrawn appeal is removed from the docket. Judicial costs are normally borne by the withdrawing party (consid. unique).

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4D_68/2007

Ordonnance du 19 décembre 2007
Ire Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Corboz, Président.
Greffier: M. Huguenin.

Parties
X.________ Sàrl,

contre

Y.________ Sàrl,
intimée.

Objet
mandat,

recours contre l'arrêt de la Chambre civile de la Cour
de justice du canton de Genève du 12 octobre 2007.

Le Président:
Vu le recours interjeté par X.________ Sàrl le 9 novembre 2007 contre l'arrêt de la Chambre civile de la Cour de justice du canton de Genève du 12 octobre 2007 dans la cause précitée.

Vu la lettre du 14 décembre 2007 par laquelle la recourante déclare retirer le recours.

Vu l'art. 32 al. 2 LTF.

Ordonne:
1.
Il est pris acte du retrait du recours et l'affaire est rayée du rôle.
2.
Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 200 fr., sont mis à la charge de la recourante.
3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et à la Chambre civile de la Cour de justice du canton de Genève.
Lausanne, le 19 décembre 2007
Au nom de la Ire Cour de droit civil
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président: Le Greffier:

Corboz Huguenin

Keywords

withdrawalstrike from the rolljudicial costsrecoursecivil procedure

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Key legal question

Whether the recourse should be taken off the docket after withdrawal

Extracted holding

The court took formal notice of the withdrawal and struck the case from the roll.

Extracted reasoning

Because the appellant declared in writing that it was withdrawing the recourse, the court applied Art. 32(2) LTF and terminated the proceedings without a merits review.

Key legal question

Allocation of judicial costs after withdrawal

Extracted holding

Judicial costs were set at CHF 200 and charged to the appellant.

Extracted reasoning

After the withdrawal of the recourse, the costs were imposed on the withdrawing party.

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