No. 20-1179
William W. Cole, Jr. v. PRN Real Estate & Investments, Ltd., et al.
Response Waived
Tags: comity court-procedure federal-appellate-split federalism forum-shopping judicial-comity state-constitution state-courts state-law-certification state-sovereignty
Latest Conference:
2021-03-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
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 Guid-ance to Federal Courts Regarding Important Matters of State Sovereignty, Federalism and Comity?
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
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 Budgen — Budgen Law, Respondent
PRN Real Estate and Investment, Ltd. and Nancy Rossman
Peter H. Levitt — Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Respondent
William W. Cole, Jr.
James Kellogg Green — James K. Green, P.A., Petitioner