No. 20-413

Jozlyn Thomas v. James Scott Blevins

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 14th-amendment 5th-amendment beneficiary-rights civil-procedure constitutional-due-process due-process fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment notice notice-requirements trust trust-administration
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution serves to void the Order of the trial court which approved and settled the amended account and report of trustee of a family trust as well as approving the agreement and distribution of the trust estate between the trustee and a beneficiary where Petitioner, as a beneficiary of the trust, was not served with required notices of the litigation.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments void a trial court order approving a trust account and distribution between trustee and beneficiary without required notice

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-10-30
Brief of respondent James Scott Blevins in opposition filed.
2020-09-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2020)

Attorneys

James Scott Blevins
James Scott Blevins — Respondent
Jozlyn Thomas
Jozlyn Thomas — Petitioner