No. 18-412

Jael Watts v. Michael Allen, et al.

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2018-10-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: access-to-courts court-access due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment jury-trial seventh-amendment state-law tort-immunity
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Virginia Supreme Court's dismissal of the Petitioner's appeal without reaching the merits of the case violates the Petitioner's fundamental rights to due-process, equal-protection, jury-trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court’s dismissal of the Petitioner’s appal, without reaching the merits of the case, violates the Petitioner’s fundamental rights , to: (A) due process, and (B) equal protection of law, as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. _ . , 2. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an insurer’s trt immunity violates the Petitioner’s Fourteenth Amendment fundamental rights to: . (A) due process, and (B) equal protection of law. . 3. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an insurer’stort immunity violates the Petitioner's right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. ° ;

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-01
Brief of respondents Michael Allen, et al. in opposition filed.
2018-05-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2018)

Attorneys

Jael Watts
Jael Watts — Petitioner
Jael Watts — Petitioner
Michael Allen, et al.
Julia Bougie JudkinsBancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, PC, Respondent
Julia Bougie JudkinsBancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, PC, Respondent