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Section 1292(b) allows an interlocutory appeal on an issue or order which is not a final judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976). Rule 54(b) requires a final judgment and allows an appeal which is interlocutory only because it is part of a multiple claims litigation.

Rule 5(a) thus requires all papers to be served on all parties to the action with the following exceptions: (1) orders and judgments not required by their terms to be served; (2) ex parte motions; (3) any pleadings, motions, notices, or other papers when the opposing party is in default for failure to appear, and no ...

Rule 54(b) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure gives a trial court discretion to certify a partial judgment as final, and thus immediately appealable, even though some piece of the case remains pending in the trial court.

Rule 21(f) states that the pendency of a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition or another extraordinary writ does not automatically stay proceedings in the trial court. Instead, a party must move for a stay that may be granted by the trial court or the appellate court in which the petition is filed.

Interpleader. (a) Plaintiff or defendant. Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability.

Rule 21 permits the addition of a party who should have been included from the outset, ensuring that all relevant parties are given the opportunity to participate in the legal process and that the court can fully and fairly adjudicate the matter.

Motion for judgment of acquittal after verdict or judgment of conviction. (a) GENERALLY. After a verdict or the entry of a judgment of conviction, the defendant may move for a judgment of acquittal, or the court, on its own motion, may grant a judgment of acquittal.

Rule 42(b) gives the trial court a virtually unlimited freedom to order separate trials of claims, issues, or parties, as may seem dictated by convenience and the desire to avoid prejudice.

Inability of a judge to proceed. If a trial or hearing has been commenced and the judge is unable to proceed, any other judge may proceed with it upon certifying familiarity with the record and determining that the proceedings in the case may be completed without prejudice to the parties.