No. 19-340

Carey D. Ebert v. John Paul DeJoria, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: aiding-and-abetting article-iii article-iii-standing bankruptcy bankruptcy-trustee breach-of-fiduciary-duty corporate-debt debtor-corporation fiduciary-duty judicial-proceedings standing trustee unpaid-debt
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a bankruptcy trustee who proved at trial, without objection, that defendants' tortious conduct (breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting claims) caused the debtor corporation to incur unpaid debt, has Article III standing to assert those claims.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bankruptcy trustee who proved at trial, without objection, that defendants' tortious conduct (breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting claims) caused the debtor corporation to incur unpaid debt, has Article III standing to assert those claims

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-07
Waiver of right of respondents Howard Miller Appel; Ernest A. Bartlett, III and Matthew J. Cohen to respond filed.
2019-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2019)

Attorneys

Carey D. Ebert
Joseph Elton Cullens Jr.Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC, Petitioner
Howard Miller Appel; Ernest A. Bartlett, III and Matthew J. Cohen
Kenneth R. SheminShemin Law Firm, PLLC, Respondent