foot fault
n.— «This argument rests on a procedural foot fault that our circuit has held should not defeat jurisdiction where the district court asserts its jurisdiction by directing proceedings even in the absence of a formal grant of leave to appeal.» —“U.S. Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit: No. 96-3406″ by Coffey Eschbach, Diane P. Wood in Ill. FindLaw June 9, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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