No. 22-554

Anna St. John v. Lisa Jones, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (3)Relisted (4) Experienced Counsel
Tags: class-action cy-pres fairness fairness-doctrine first-amendment forum-shopping property-interest rule-23 settlement-approval
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as "fair, reasonable, and adequate" under Rule 23(e)(2) when it pays a substantial cy pres award to third parties from the settlement fund.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as 'fair, reasonable, and adequate' under Rule 23(e)(2) when it pays a substantial cy pres award to third parties from the settlement fund

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
2023-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-03-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
2023-03-07
2023-02-16
Brief of respondents Lisa Jones, Horacio Torres Bonilla, and Kristoffer Yee in opposition filed.
2023-02-16
2023-01-17
2023-01-17
2023-01-17
2023-01-05
The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including February 16, 2023, for all respondents.
2023-01-04
Motion of respondent Monsanto Company to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2023 to February 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-01-04
Motion or respondents Lisa Jones, et al. to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2023 to February 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-12-14
2022-11-07
Application (22A395) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 14, 2022.
2022-11-03
Application (22A395) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Anna St. John
Theodore Harold FrankHamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Petitioner
Center for American Liberty
Dale Michael SchowengerdtLandmark Law, PLLC, Amicus
Lisa Jones, Horacio Torres Bonilla, and Kristoffer Yee
Petra Renee WicklundRichman Law & Policy, Respondent
Kim Eleazer RichmanRichman Law PLLC d/b/a Richman Law and Policy, Respondent
Manhattan Institute
Jeremy Lynn KiddDrake University Law School, Amicus
Monsanto Company
John Justin RosenthalWinston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
State of Montana
Kathleen Lynn SmithgallMontana Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
The Buckeye Institute
David Christian TryonThe Buckeye Institute, Amicus