No. 19-6568

Kenisha S. Boyd v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: acceptance attorney-authority bona-fide-settlement conflict-of-interest contingent-contract contract-formation contract-rejection judicial-discretion mediation mediation-procedure rejection settlement-agreement
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bona fide settlement between the parties exists when the agreement is contingent in nature, and one party has the right to reject the offer later?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW -1. Whether a bona fide settlement between the parties ‘exists when the agreement is contingent in nature, and one party has the right to reject the offer later? 2. Whether the failure to object during the reading of a purported settlement, _ _. To ‘agreement constitutes acceptance? _ 8. Whether it is abuse of discretion for the Judge to have knowledge of the actual settlement agreement? 4. Whether the Magistrate Judge appointed to be a neutral third-party mediator creates a conflict of interest when the Judge acts in their official judicial capacity during the mediation conference? 5. Whether the client has the right to withdraw their attorney's authority to enter into agreements on their behalf during a mediation conference? . PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. if

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Kenisha S. Boyd
Kenisha S. Boyd — Petitioner
Kenisha S. Boyd — Petitioner