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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)

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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)
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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)
Effective Date
2003-11-19

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The established practice of the Court in dealing with a civil case from a court in the federal system which has become moot while on its way here or pending our decision on the merits is to reverse or vacate the judgment below and remand with a direction to dismiss. That was said in Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood County, 299 U.S. 259, 57 S.Ct. 202, 81 L.Ed. 178 (1936), to be `the duty of the appellate court.'