Interlocutory Order

Interlocutory application means an application to the Court in any suit, appeal or proceeding already instituted in such Court, other than a proceeding for execution of a decree or order.Webster's New World Dictionary defines 'interlocutory' as order other than a final decision.

Interlocutory is a legal term which can refer to an order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause of action, used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue.

Interlocutory appeal occurs before the final answer from a trial court. If a judge enters orders you cannot accept, you can petition the appellate court within a month. You would normally get a response, but this depends on the jurisdiction, and your answer would be due 20 days after.

A temporary order issued during the course of litigation. Because of the non-final nature of such orders, appeals from them (interlocutory appeals) are rare.

As a general rule, orders issued by a court while a case is still pendingknown as interlocutory ordersare not subject to appeal before the trial court enters a final judgment. This affects an appeal of a summary judgment order when the order does not dispose of any part of a lawsuit.

The interlocutory injunctions are those which continue until the hearing of the cases upon the merits, or generally until further order.While the former is generally classed as ad interim injunction, the latter is generally called temporary injunction.

An order for summary judgment is interlocutory if it does not entirely end the proceedings before the trial court. A summary judgment is interlocutory even if it results in the dismissal of all the claims against one party, so long as other claims against other parties remain in the case.