No. 18-1036
Antero Ramos v. Firestone Building Products Company, LLC
Tags: 60(b)(6) attorney-misconduct attorney-negligence circuit-split civil-procedure client-abandonment client-relief equitable-relief federal-rules-of-civil-procedure judicial-discretion legal-malpractice rule-60(b)(6) summary-judgment
Key Terms:
ERISA Securities
ERISA Securities
Latest Conference:
2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a lawyer's gross neglect of a blameless client's case is grounds for relief under Rule 60(b)(6)
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED This case presents two questions: 1. Ifa client is blameless, is a lawyer’s gross neglect of the client’s case a basis for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6)? (7-2 circuit split) 2. Should the district court’s summary judgment order be vacated?
Docket Entries
2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-02-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)
2018-11-27
Application (18A552) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 3, 2019.
2018-11-21
Application (18A552) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 5, 2018 to February 3, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
ANTERO RAMOS
John Granville Crabtree — Crabtree & Associates, Petitioner
John Granville Crabtree — Crabtree & Associates, Petitioner