No. 19-367

Shambria Necole Smith v. Kansa Technology, L.L.C.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appeal district-court district-court-procedure due-process due-process,jury-tampering,jury-taint,trial-procee evidence-admissibility jury-taint jury-tampering trial-proceedings workers-compensation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court violated the Due Process Clause by disallowing the interview of the jurors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The testimony presented in the instant matter as well as the underlying facts and circumstances reveal that the following issues, which form the basis of the appeal, are each to be answered strongly in the favor. A. Whether the District Court violated the Due Process Clause by disallowing the interview of the jurors in furtherance of determining whether a jury taint and/or jury tampering occurred during the trial proceedings in this matter. B. Whether the District Court erred in its oral ruling, whereby Exhibit 7 was permitted for use as an accident report, that provided Workers’ Compensation references which caused confusion as evidenced by the jury question prior to verdict. ii PARTIES TO PROCEEDING The undersigned counselors of record for the Petitioner certify that the following listed persons have an interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made in order that the Judges of this Court may evaluate possible disqualification or refusal. I. Parties: a. Petitioner Shamberia Smith was Plaintiff in the District Court proceedings and the Appellant the Fifth Circuit case. b. Respondent KANSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC was the Defendant in the District Court proceedings and the Appellee in the Fifth Circuit case. I. Counsel for the a. The Johnson Law Group, APLC; Willie G. Johnson, Jr., Sophia J. Riley, Derek Elsey and Jennifer Robinson Ill. Counsels for the a. KANSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC —Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister, Weinstock & Bogart; Guy Valdin and Jade Wandell May this certificate of interested parties be deemed proper in the premise. ili STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-21
Brief of respondent Kansa Technology, L.L.C. in opposition filed.
2019-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Kansa Technology, L.L.C.
W. Anthony Toups III — Respondent
W. Anthony Toups III — Respondent
Shambria Necole Smith
Lawrence R. Anderson Jr.SEALE, SMITH, ZUBER & BARNETTE, Petitioner
Lawrence R. Anderson Jr.SEALE, SMITH, ZUBER & BARNETTE, Petitioner