Section 12.8 Interlocutory Appeals Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

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2. (§12.8) Interlocutory Appeals Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

Another exception to the finality requirement appears in 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), which allows the district court to certify certain important questions of law for immediate appellate resolution. Missouri has no comparable procedure. Counsel who believes an otherwise unappealable order may meet the criteria for certification should ask the district court to amend the order to include the express declaration required by 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). See Madsen v. Audrain Health Care, Inc., 248 F.3d 760, 761 (8^th Cir. 2001); Bankston v. Toyota Motor Corp., 889 F.2d 172, 172–73 (8^th Cir. 1989).

Within ten days after entry of a challenged...