No. 18-5264

Albert Jenkins, et al. v. WMC Mortgage, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-07-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: amended-complaint amendment civil-procedure civil-rights court-of-appeals due-process fraudulent-concealment futility-of-amendment lulling-and-fraudulent-concealment oral-contract service-of-process standing statute-of-limitations
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether it was error for the Honorable Brian F. Holeman, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court, to deny leave to submit an amended complaint deemed a "futility of amendment" beyond the allowable statute of limitations?

Whether it was error for the court below to find an oral contract between the Petitioners to be insufficient to support standing to Petitioner Jenkins to appear as a party plaintiff in the court below?

Whether it was error for the court below to deny Petitioners' timely motion for leave to supplement the record to prevent a manifest injustice?

Whether it was error for court below to allow party Defendant-Appellee Adam Heifer to be dismissed from the case for lack of service when the evidence clearly showed that this Defendant engaged in affirmative acts to conceal his whereabouts?

Whether it was error for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in aper curlain Memorandum Opinion and Judgment to find that the statute of limitations had run, even though parties opposing Petitioners had engaged in lulling and fraudulent concealment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the statute of limitations was improperly applied despite fraudulent concealment

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-14
Waiver of right of respondent WMC Mortgage, LLC to respond filed.
2018-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 17, 2018)

Attorneys

Albert Jenkins, et al.
Albert Jenkins — Petitioner
WMC Mortgage, LLC
David ScheffelDorsey & Whitney, LLP, Respondent