No. 24-898

John Doe Corporation v. Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, P.C.

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2025-02-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process notice-requirement state-court summary-dismissal
Latest Conference: 2025-03-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, in holding that a state trial court can summarily dismiss a plaintiff's complaint without attempting to provide notice to the plaintiff before the dismissal was effected when the trial court had the plaintiff's counsel's contact information, the decision of the Court of Appeals of Tennessee in this case is in conflict with relevant decisions of this Court as to this important federal question concerning due process of law, and whether that decision has the potential to immediately and adversely affect millions of state-court civil cases if not corrected by this Court.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state trial court can summarily dismiss a plaintiff's complaint without providing notice to the plaintiff when the court has counsel's contact information

Docket Entries

2025-03-31
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-10
Waiver of Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, PC of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-10
Waiver of right of respondent Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, PC to respond filed.
2025-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2025)

Attorneys

John Doe Corporation
Hubert Anthony DuncanTony Duncan Law, Petitioner
Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, PC
Daniel J. RipperLuther-Anderson, PLLP, Respondent