No. 24-1208

Beck Redden L.L.P. v. Mark A. Cantu

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: federal-question-jurisdiction federal-state-balance judicial-foreclosure legal-malpractice preclusive-effect subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is a contested federal question in a state law legal malpractice case "substantial," such that it would give rise to federal question jurisdiction under this Court's holdings in Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. 251, 260-64 (2013) and Grable & Sons Metal Prods. v. Darue Eng'g & Mfg., 545 U.S. 308, 314-16 (2005), when the answer to the question may affect the recognition and preclusive effect of an existing federal court judgment and, consequently, the rights and title of non-party purchasers of property pursuant to a federally supervised judicial foreclosure sale?

2. Will precluding the federal district court from exercising jurisdiction in this case amount to an invitation for a state court to decide the federal question in a manner that would substantially disrupt the federal-state balance of judicial responsibilities?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a contested federal question in a state law legal malpractice case meets the substantiality threshold for federal question jurisdiction under Gunn and Grable precedents

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-11
Waiver of Mark A. Cantu of right to respond submitted.
2025-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent Mark A. Cantu to respond filed.
2025-05-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 27, 2025)
2025-04-21
Application (24A971) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 21, 2025.
2025-04-09
Application (24A971) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 21, 2025 to June 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Beck Redden LLP
George William Shepherd IIIShepherd Prewett PLLC, Petitioner
Mark A. Cantu
Lance Christopher KassabThe Kassab Law Firm, Respondent