No. 18-969

Gospel For Asia, Inc., et al. v. Garland D. Murphy, III, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-25
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-procedure civil-rights class-action class-certification due-process fraud interlocutory-appeal presumption-of-injury presumption-of-reliance rico rico-class-action rule-23 standards-for-interlocutory-appeal
Key Terms:
ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a RICO class may be certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) based on a presumption of injury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a RICO class may be certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) based on a presumption that all class members were injured by the allegedly fraudulent activity, even though defendants presented unrebutted evidence that the presumption is plainly not true in many individual instances. 2. Whether all circuit courts of appeals should apply the same standards in deciding whether to grant petitions for interlocutory review of class certification orders under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f). (i)

Docket Entries

2019-08-14
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2019-08-07
Joint Stipulation of Dismissal of Petition for a Writ of Certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 filed.
2019-03-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 12, 2019.
2019-03-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2019 to August 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-02-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 27, 2019.
2019-01-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 25, 2019 to March 27, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Garland Murphy, et al.
Samuel Issacharoff — Respondent
Gospel For Asia, Inc., et al.
Carter G. Phillips — Petitioner