No. 19-8587
Reginald Young v. United States
IFP
Tags: affidavit-of-merit circuit-split civil-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure medical-negligence preemption shady-grove state-law state-substantive-law summary-judgment
Key Terms:
ClassAction
ClassAction
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
In adjudicating a medical negligence claim brought in federal court that is governed by state substantive law, must a district court apply a state law "affidavit of merit" requirement or is such a requirement preempted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a state law 'affidavit of merit' requirement applies in a federal court medical-negligence case governed by state substantive law
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-09-08
Reply of petitioner Reginald Young submitted.
2020-08-24
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-07-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 3, 2020 to August 24, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-07-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 24, 2020.
2020-06-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 3, 2020.
2020-06-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 2, 2020 to August 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Reginald Young
Kenneth N. Flaxman — Kenneth N Flaxman P.C., Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent