No. 18-385

Jakks Pacific, Inc. v. Accasvek LLC

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure court-precedent diversity diversity-jurisdiction espinosa-v-united-student-aid-funds finality-of-judgments judicial-interpretation jurisdiction procedural-dismissal public-policy standing subject-matter-jurisdiction united-student-aid-funds-v-espinosa
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2018-11-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts disregarded this Court's judgment in United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, 559 U.S. 260 (2010), and thereby defeated the public policy in favor of finality of judgments, in dismissing this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based solely on the lack of sufficient diversity allegations in the complaint and in the absence of any evidence that there was not complete diversity of the parties

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the lower courts disregard this Court’s judgment in United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, 559 U.S. 260 (2010), and thereby defeat the public policy in favor of finality of judgments, in dismissing this Action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based solely on the lack of sufficient diversity allegations in the complaint and in the absence of any evidence that there was not complete diversity of the parties?

Docket Entries

2018-12-03
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2018-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-10-01
Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Cunningham to respond filed.
2018-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent Fortress Credit Co., LLC to respond filed.
2018-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2018)

Attorneys

Fortress Credit Co., LLC
Kelly D. HineKatten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Respondent
Kelly D. HineKatten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Respondent
Jakks Pacific, Inc.
Jonathan HonigFeder Kaszovitz LLP, Petitioner
Jonathan HonigFeder Kaszovitz LLP, Petitioner
Matthew Cunningham
John R. SnyderPotomac Law Group, PLLC, Respondent
John R. SnyderPotomac Law Group, PLLC, Respondent