No. 19-944

Scott A. Seldin v. Theodore M. Seldin, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arbitration civil-procedure functus-officio jurisdiction jurisdictional-bar law-of-the-case mandate-rule rule-of-mandate statutory-interpretation trust-accounting
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district court's dismissal of a narrow statutory trust accounting action

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district court’s dismissal of a narrow statutory trust accounting action, which was based on findings made in arbitration, on the ground the rule of mandate is a jurisdictional bar to the action rather than an issue reviewed under the more flexible law of the case doctrine. 2. Whether the court of appeals erred in failing: (a) to determine the arbitrator exhausted his power under the functus officio doctrine and was not authorized to alter his earlier ruling denying jurisdiction under state trust laws and allow the court action to proceed; or, alternatively: (b) to adopt an exception to the functus officio doctrine applied by other courts of appeals permitting the court to remand the jurisdictional question to the arbitrator for clarification.

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-01-30
Waiver of right of respondent Theodore M. Seldin to respond filed.
2020-01-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Scott Seldin
Bartholomew L. McLeayKutak Rock, LLP, Petitioner
Bartholomew L. McLeayKutak Rock, LLP, Petitioner
Theodore M. Seldin
Robert L. LeppMcGill Gotsdiner Workman Lepp, Respondent
Robert L. LeppMcGill Gotsdiner Workman Lepp, Respondent