No. 19-149

Fort Bend Mechanical, Limited, et al. v. Gil Ramirez Group, L.L.C., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split civil-procedure civil-procedure-review federal-rules-civil-procedure fifth-circuit plain-error rule-50 sufficiency-challenge sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fifth Circuit failed to follow its own precedent when declining to conduct a plain error review of the sufficiency challenge due to inconsistencies in the opinions.

2. Whether the judgment against FBM would have been reversed if the Fifth Circuit had reviewed the jury verdict for plain error.

3. Whether there is a split in the Circuit Courts on the issue of performing appellate review of sufficiency challenges for plain error when a party fails to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P 50.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit failed to follow its own precedent when declining to conduct a plain error review of the sufficiency challenge due to inconsistencies in the opinions

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-05
Waiver of right of respondents The Gil Ramirez Group LLC, et al. to respond filed.
2019-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2019)

Attorneys

Fort Bend Mechanical Limited, et al.
Susan Jeanne ContrerasLader Contreras, PLLC, Petitioner
The Gil Ramirez Group LLC, et al.
Chad Wilson DunnBrazil & Dunn, Respondent