No. 20-1179

William W. Cole, Jr. v. PRN Real Estate & Investments, Ltd., et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: comity court-procedure federal-appellate-split federalism forum-shopping judicial-comity state-constitution state-courts state-law-certification state-sovereignty
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this court should grant the petition to resolve a split among federal appellate courts regarding the standards for certification of state law issues to state courts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether This Court Should Grant the Petition in Order to Resolve a Long-Standing and Decisive Split Among the Federal Appellate Courts Regarding the Standards for Certification of State Law Issues to State Courts, Thereby Providing Much Needed Guidance to Federal Courts Regarding Important Matters of State Sovereignty, Federalism and Comity? li PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS BELOW AND

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-16
Supplemental brief of petitioner William W. Cole, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent Lori Patton, as Chapter 7 Trustee to respond filed.
2021-03-02
Waiver of right of respondents PRN Real Estate and Investment, Ltd. and Nancy Rossman to respond filed.
2021-02-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Lori Patton, as Chapter 7 Trustee
L. Todd BudgenBudgen Law, Respondent
PRN Real Estate and Investment, Ltd. and Nancy Rossman
Peter H. LevittShutts & Bowen, LLP, Respondent
William W. Cole, Jr.
James Kellogg GreenJames K. Green, P.A., Petitioner