No. 20-1216

Faysal Khalaf v. Ford Motor Company, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights due-process evidence-standard jackson-v-virginia jury-findings seventh-amendment sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the standard under the Sixth Amendment, as established by the Court in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979), should apply in civil cases under the Seventh Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the standard under the Sixth Amendment, as established by the Court in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979), should apply in civil cases under the Seventh Amendment? The Petitioner contends that the answer to this question should be “Yes.” 2. Whether a federal appellate court may overturn a federal civil jury’s factual findings, when properly admitted evidence, taken in a light most favorable to the non-moving party, has been presented at trial supporting the jury’s factual findings? The Petitioner contends that the answer to this question should be “No.” 3. Whether a federal appellate court may overturn a federal civil jury's factual findings for insufficiency of evidence without ordering a new trial? The Petitioner contends that the answer to this question should be "No." i

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent Ford Motor Company, et al. to respond filed.
2021-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Faysal Khalaf
Charles Mark Pickrell — Petitioner
Charles Mark Pickrell — Petitioner
Ford Motor Company, et al.
Thomas G. HungarGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Thomas G. HungarGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent