No. 18-721

Norman Bloom v. Aftermath Public Adjusters, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: certification circuit-split civil-procedure discretion diversity-jurisdiction federal-court federal-court-discretion federal-courts legal-uncertainty procedural-standards state-law state-law-certification
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the language of a state's certification rule should factor into the federal court's decision to certify a dispositive state law question in a diversity case when state law is not clear or is nonexistent on an issue significant to the state.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the language of a state's certification rule should factor into the federal court's decision to certify a dispositive state law question in a diversity case when state law is not clear or is nonexistent on an issue significant to the state

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-09
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-01-08
Respondents Statement Aftermath Public Adjusters, Inc., et al., Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement received.
2019-01-07
Brief of respondents Aftermath Public Adjusters, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
2018-11-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Aftermath Public Adjusters, Inc., et al.
Joshua Nelson-ArcherRymer, Echols, Slay, Wilkerson, Nelson-Archer, P.C., Respondent
Norman Bloom
Timothy A. HootmanHootman & Company, Petitioner