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A '''remand''' is an action taken by an [[appellate court]] in which it sends back a case to the [[trial court]] or lower appellate court for further action. |
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'''Remand''' is when higher courts send cases back to lower courts for further action. In the [[law of the United States]], [[appellate court]]s remand cases to district courts for actions such as a [[new trial]]. [[Federal judiciary of the United States|Federal]] appellate courts, including the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]], have the power to "remand [a] cause and ... require such further proceedings to be had as may be just under the circumstances."<ref name="title-28">{{USC|28|2106}}.</ref> This includes the power to make summary [[GVR order|"grant, vacate and remand" (GVR) orders]].<ref name="lawrence">''Lawrence v. Chater'', {{ussc|516|163|1996}} (per curiam), p. 166.</ref> |
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Appellate courts remand cases whose outcome they are unable to finally determine. For example, cases may be remanded when the appellate court decides that the trial judge committed a procedural error, excluded admissible [[evidence (law)|evidence]], or ruled improperly on a motion. In [[common law]] jurisdictions, remand refers to the [[adjournment]] ([[continuance]]) of [[criminal law|criminal]] proceedings, when the [[Accused (law)|accused]] is either [[remand (detention)|remanded in custody]] or on [[bail]]. Appellate courts are said to remit matters to lower courts for further consideration. |
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For example, if the trial judge committed a procedural error, failed to admit [[evidence (law)|evidence]] or [[witness]]es that the appellate court ruled should have been admitted, or ruled improperly on a [[litigant]]'s motion, the appellate court may send the case back to the [[lower court]] for retrial or other action.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remand|work=TheLawEncyclopedia.com|accessdate=1 February 2012|url=http://www.thelawencyclopedia.com/term/remand|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100205121001/http://www.thelawencyclopedia.com/term/remand|archivedate=5 February 2010|year=2004}}</ref> |
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==Details== |
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A case is said to be "remanded" when the [[superior court]] returns or sends back the case to the lower court. Also, a court may be said to retry the case "on remand." |
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| ⚫ | {{anchor|United States}}When the [[United States Supreme Court]] grants ''[[certiorari]]'' and reverses a decision of a state supreme court or a Federal appeals court, it may remand the case. Likewise, an appeals court may remand a case to a trial court. A remand may be a full remand, essentially ordering an entirely new [[trial]]; when an appellate court grants a full remand, the lower court's decision is "reversed and remanded." |
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| ⚫ | Alternatively, it may be "with instructions" specifying, for example, that the lower court must use a different legal standard when considering facts already entered at trial. A partial remand occurs when an appellate court affirms a [[conviction]] while directing the lower court to revisit the [[sentence (law)|sentencing]] phase of the trial. Finally, it may remand a case upon concluding that the lower court made a mistake and also did not adjudicate issues that must be considered. |
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| ⚫ | When the [[United States Supreme Court]] grants ''[[certiorari]]'' and reverses a decision of a state supreme court or a Federal appeals court, it may remand the case. Likewise, an appeals court may remand a case to a trial court. A remand may be a full remand, essentially ordering an entirely new [[trial]]; when an appellate court grants a full remand, the lower court's decision is "reversed and remanded." |
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| ⚫ | A federal court may also remand when a [[civil case]] is filed in a [[State court (United States)|state court]] and the [[defendant]] [[removal jurisdiction|removes]] the case to the local [[federal district court]]. If the federal court decides that the case was not one in which removal was permissible, it may remand the case to state court. Here, the federal court is not an appellate court as in the case above, and the case was remanded because the removal to the federal court was improper. |
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| ⚫ | Alternatively, it may be "with instructions" specifying, for example, that the lower court must use a different legal standard when considering facts already |
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| ⚫ | In [[federal tribunals in the United States]], it is possible for an [[Article III court]] to remand a case to an [[Article I court]], if the case was originally decided by the Article I court and then appealed to the Article III court,<ref>Examples: {{USCFR|20|404|983}}–{{USCFR|20|404|984}} and {{USCFR|20|416|1483}}–{{USCFR|20|416|1484}}, pertaining to the remand of cases from the [[United States Federal courts]] to the [[Social Security Administration]]'s [[Office of Disability Adjudication and Review]].</ref> or for a higher-level administrative tribunal within an executive agency to remand a case to a lower-level tribunal within the same agency.<ref>Examples: {{USCFR|20|404|977}} and {{USCFR|20|416|1477}}, pertaining to the remand of cases from the Appeals Council in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review of the [[Social Security Administration]] to an [[administrative law judge]] of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in the Social Security Administration.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A federal court may also remand when a [[civil case]] is filed in a [[State court (United States)|state court]] and the [[defendant]] [[removal jurisdiction|removes]] the case to the local [[federal district court]]. If the federal court decides that the case was not one in which removal was permissible, it may |
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| ⚫ | While Article III courts are allowed to remand a case back to Article I courts, there is a recent trend towards divesting [[U.S. magistrate judge]]s from the power to remand cases back to state court.<ref>{{cite court |litigants= Flam v. Flam|opinion=12-17285 |court= 9th Cir.|date= June 8, 2015|url= http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/06/08/12-17285.pdf}}</ref> The same statutory basis for divesting magistrate judges of their power to remand may logically be applied to Article I judges. |
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| ⚫ | While Article III courts are allowed to remand a case back to Article I courts, there is a recent trend divesting magistrate |
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*[[Appeal]] |
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*[[GVR order]] |
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*[[Remand (detention)]] |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|last=Rosenbloom|first=David H.|title=Public Administration and Law|year=1997|publisher=M. Dekker|location=New York|isbn=978-0-585-08202-8|url= |
*{{cite book|last=Rosenbloom|first=David H.|title=Public Administration and Law|year=1997|publisher=M. Dekker|location=New York|isbn=978-0-585-08202-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9f2i1uj1CoC&q=remand%20subject%3A%22Administrative%20law%22&pg=PA66|author2=O'Leary, Rosemary|page=66}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van|first=Dervort T. R.|title=American Law and the Legal System: Equal Justice Under the Law|year=2000|publisher=West Legal Studies/Thomson Learning|location=Albany, NY|isbn=978-0-7668-1740-1|url= |
*{{cite book|last=Van|first=Dervort T. R.|title=American Law and the Legal System: Equal Justice Under the Law|year=2000|publisher=West Legal Studies/Thomson Learning|location=Albany, NY|isbn=978-0-7668-1740-1|url=https://archive.org/details/americanlawlegal0002vand|url-access=registration|quote=remand subject:Law; United States.|author2=Van, Dervort T. R. |page=[https://archive.org/details/americanlawlegal0002vand/page/186 186]}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 27 February 2024
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Remand is when higher courts send cases back to lower courts for further action. In the law of the United States, appellate courts remand cases to district courts for actions such as a new trial. Federal appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, have the power to "remand [a] cause and ... require such further proceedings to be had as may be just under the circumstances."[1] This includes the power to make summary "grant, vacate and remand" (GVR) orders.[2]
Appellate courts remand cases whose outcome they are unable to finally determine. For example, cases may be remanded when the appellate court decides that the trial judge committed a procedural error, excluded admissible evidence, or ruled improperly on a motion. In common law jurisdictions, remand refers to the adjournment (continuance) of criminal proceedings, when the accused is either remanded in custody or on bail. Appellate courts are said to remit matters to lower courts for further consideration.
Details[edit]
When the United States Supreme Court grants certiorari and reverses a decision of a state supreme court or a Federal appeals court, it may remand the case. Likewise, an appeals court may remand a case to a trial court. A remand may be a full remand, essentially ordering an entirely new trial; when an appellate court grants a full remand, the lower court's decision is "reversed and remanded."
Alternatively, it may be "with instructions" specifying, for example, that the lower court must use a different legal standard when considering facts already entered at trial. A partial remand occurs when an appellate court affirms a conviction while directing the lower court to revisit the sentencing phase of the trial. Finally, it may remand a case upon concluding that the lower court made a mistake and also did not adjudicate issues that must be considered.
A federal court may also remand when a civil case is filed in a state court and the defendant removes the case to the local federal district court. If the federal court decides that the case was not one in which removal was permissible, it may remand the case to state court. Here, the federal court is not an appellate court as in the case above, and the case was remanded because the removal to the federal court was improper.
In federal tribunals in the United States, it is possible for an Article III court to remand a case to an Article I court, if the case was originally decided by the Article I court and then appealed to the Article III court,[3] or for a higher-level administrative tribunal within an executive agency to remand a case to a lower-level tribunal within the same agency.[4]
While Article III courts are allowed to remand a case back to Article I courts, there is a recent trend towards divesting U.S. magistrate judges from the power to remand cases back to state court.[5] The same statutory basis for divesting magistrate judges of their power to remand may logically be applied to Article I judges.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 28 U.S.C. § 2106.
- ^ Lawrence v. Chater, 516 U.S. 163 (1996) (per curiam), p. 166.
- ^ Examples: 20 CFR 404.983–20 CFR 404.984 and 20 CFR 416.1483–20 CFR 416.1484, pertaining to the remand of cases from the United States Federal courts to the Social Security Administration's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.
- ^ Examples: 20 CFR 404.977 and 20 CFR 416.1477, pertaining to the remand of cases from the Appeals Council in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review of the Social Security Administration to an administrative law judge of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in the Social Security Administration.
- ^ Flam v. Flam, 12-17285 (9th Cir. June 8, 2015).
References[edit]
- Rosenbloom, David H.; O'Leary, Rosemary (1997). Public Administration and Law. New York: M. Dekker. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-585-08202-8.
- Van, Dervort T. R.; Van, Dervort T. R. (2000). American Law and the Legal System: Equal Justice Under the Law. Albany, NY: West Legal Studies/Thomson Learning. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7668-1740-1.
remand subject:Law; United States.