No. 21-142

Robert J. Frey v. Anthony Binford Minter, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: choice-of-law defamation diversity-jurisdiction forum-shopping internet-communication internet-publication personal-jurisdiction reputation-injury reputational-injury
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Petitioner, a natural person, domiciled in Florida, who suffered injury to his internet communication published in Florida, while Petitioner was domiciled there, should have his diversity case decided under Georgia law when Petitioner's only connection to Georgia is that he appeared there to collect a debt.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Petitioner, a natural person, domiciled in Florida, who suffered injury to his reputation in Florida from a defamatory multistate internet communication published in Florida, while Petitioner was domiciled there, should have his diversity case decided under Georgia law when Petitioner's only connection to Georgia is that he appeared there to collect a debt

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Robert J. Frey
Robert J. Frey — Petitioner