No. 18-721
Norman Bloom v. Aftermath Public Adjusters, Inc., et al.
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.
Norman Bloom
Timothy A. Hootman — Hootman & Company, Petitioner