| 25-674 |
George Sachs v. Ricardo Inc., et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2025-12-10 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
client-representation conflict-of-interest defense-strategy legal-dismissal multi-defendant-case statute-of-limitations |
1. When can or cannot a statute of limitations be
raised in order to immediately dismiss and prevent a
case from moving forward, even one having
po… |
| 20-6295 |
Donna Raively v. Thomas A. Whelihan |
New Jersey |
2020-11-12 |
Denied |
Relisted (3)IFP |
attorney-ethics attorney-misconduct case-conflict civil-procedure client-representation client-trust fiduciary-duty legal-ethics legal-malpractice professional-misconduct standing |
1. Whether an attorney is held to a certain standard of fiduciary duty in lower courts; his knowledge of the law far exceeds that of the average perso… |
| 20-5498 |
John Silvia, Jr. v. United States |
First Circuit |
2020-08-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attorney-performance client-representation criminal-procedure discovery evidence-preservation exculpatory-evidence expert-consultation expert-witness ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel subpoena witness-interview |
This case raises the question of whether an attorney can be found to
have rendered effective assistance of counsel where he failed to review a
signifi… |
| 18-1406 |
Kristin Roebuck Bethell v. Bryan Stephens, et al. |
Arizona |
2019-05-08 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
appellate-procedure attorney-client-relationship attorney-ethics attorney-sanctions civil-rights client-advocacy client-representation conflict-of-laws due-process free-speech judicial-discretion judicial-procedure judicial-sanctions legal-ethics legal-ethics-and-professional-responsibility professional-conduct sanctions standing writ-of-certiorari |
Whether counsel Roebuck Bethell's Petition for Writ of Certiorari should be granted after she was sanctioned by the Arizona courts for: (1) believing … |
| 18-70 |
William H. Cosby, Jr. v. Janice Dickinson |
California |
2018-07-12 |
Denied |
|
attorney-client attorney-speech attorney-statements california-court-of-appeal client-representation constitutional-protection defamation first-amendment first-amendment-protection free-speech milkovich public-accusations public-figure third-circuit |
Whether, contrary to the decision of the California Court of Appeal, an attorney's statement denying wrongdoing on behalf of a client who has been pub… |