No. 20-1701

Walter P. Vargo, Jr. v. D & M Tours, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 28-usc-1631 civil-procedure court-discretion court-of-appeals federal-courts interest-of-justice jurisdiction jurisdiction-transfer procedural-rules statutory-interpretation transfer
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question presented in this appeal is whether
28 U.S.C. §1631 means what it says: that "when a
court finds that there is a want of jurisdiction, the
court shall, if it is in the interest of justice, transfer
such action or appeal to any other court in which it
could have been brought at the time it was first filed."

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 28 U.S.C. §1631 requires a court to transfer a case when it finds a lack of jurisdiction and it is in the interest of justice to do so

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-15
Waiver of right of respondent D&M Tours, Inc. and Roman to respond filed.
2021-06-28
Waiver of right of respondent William Stauffer and FedEx Corporation to respond filed.
2021-06-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2021)

Attorneys

D&M Tours, Inc. and Roman
Bradley K ShaferMintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP, Respondent
Walter Vargo
Irene Kafantaris MakridisMakridis Law Firm, LLC, Petitioner
William Stauffer and FedEx Corporation
Terese Marie FennellSeeley Savidge Ebert & Gourash, Respondent