No. 18-737
Gregory Aime, et al. v. JTH Tax, Inc., dba Liberty Tax Service, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: certification common-law contract-formation diversity-jurisdiction federal-appellate-procedure federal-court lehman-bros-precedent lehman-bros-v-schein state-law state-law-certification virginia-common-law
Latest Conference:
2019-01-04
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a federal court of appeals in a case based on diversity jurisdiction should certify an issue of state law to the highest court of that state when the federal court is divided on that dispositive state law issue, including whether this Court should remand for the court of appeals to certify an issue of Virginia common law regarding contract formation to Supreme Court of Virginia, as this Court similarly did for unsettled questions of state law in Lehman Bros. v. Schein, 416 U.S. 386 (1974).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court should certify an issue of state law to the highest state court
Docket Entries
2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-12
Waiver of right of respondents JTH Tax, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2018-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2019)
Attorneys
Gregory Aime, et al.
John R. Ates — Ates Law Firm, P.C., Petitioner
JTH Tax, Inc., et al.
Allison Jones Rushing — Williams and Connolly LLP, Respondent