No. 18-5741

George O. Riley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure common-law constitutional-interpretation judicial-rulemaking motion-to-dismiss pleading-standard pleading-standards rules-enabling-act seventh-amendment twombly
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure Securities EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the heightened pleading standard adopted in Tellabs/Twombly/Iqbal violates the Seventh Amendment to The United States Constitution by defying the Rules Enabling Act

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED ; Whether the heightened pleading standard adopted in _ oo violates the Seventh Amendment to The United States Constitution by defying. The _ Rules Enabling Act. . ; : STATEMENT : This issue is of such national importance because the Supreme Court did not consider ; the Constitutionality issues involved in when deciding to add the ; [plausibility] standard into the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that effectively rendered the Seventh Amendment null and void. | The Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure govern the conduct of trials, appeals, and. : cases under Title 11 of the United States Code. The system of federal rules began with the Rules Enabling Act of 1934 (28 U.S.C. § 2071-2077). The Act authorized the Supreme Court to promulgate rules of procedure, which have the force and effect of law. However, the Act : provides guidance on the proper procedure which the Supreme Court must follow in order to effect, modify, or change the federal rules of civil procedure. : Over time, the work and oversight of the rulemaking process was delegated by the Court ; to committees of the Judicial Conference, the principal policy-making body of the U.S. Courts. : In 1988, amendments to the Rules Enabling Act formalized this committee process. ‘Today, the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, (Standing Committee”) ; and its five advisory rules committees “carry ona continuous study of the operation and effect” of the federal rules as directed by the Rules Enabling Act. Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence Rules evaluate suggestions (i.e. proposals) for rules : amendments in the first instance. If an advisory committee pursues a proposal, it may seek ; permission from the Standing Committee to publish a draft of the contemplated amendment. . Based on comments from the bench, bar, and general public, the advisory committee may then choose to discard, revise, or transmit the amendment as contemplated to the Standing ; Committee. The Standing Committee independently reviews the findings of the advisory : : , _ committees and, if satisfied, recommends changes to the Judicial Conference, which in turn oo recommends changes to the Supreme Court. The Court considers the proposals and, if it . concurs, officially promulgates the revised rules by order before May 1, to take effect no earlier : than December 1 of the same year unless Congress enacts legislation to reject, modify, or defer the pending rules. . ;

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-08-27
Waiver of right of respondents Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Mortgage Electronic Registration System to respond filed.
2018-06-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

George O. Riley
George O. Riley — Petitioner
George O. Riley — Petitioner
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Mortgage Electronic Registration System
Christopher DoveLocke Lord LLP, Respondent
Christopher DoveLocke Lord LLP, Respondent