No. 20-6842

Christine D'Onofrio v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure legal-sufficiency rule-50b-motion seventh-amendment standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence supreme-court-precedent
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Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the majority opinion in affirming the grant of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b) motion failed to apply the correct standard of review, and under the correct standard the evidence was legally sufficient to support the verdict in violation of the Seventh Amendment and United States Supreme Court precedent?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Whether the majority opinion in affirming the grant of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b) motion failed to apply the correct standard of review, and under the correct standard the evidence was legally sufficient to support the verdict in violation of the Seventh Amendment and United States Supreme Court precedent?

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent Costco Wholesale Corporation to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetition

Attorneys

Christine D'Onofrio
Thomas John Butler — Petitioner
Thomas John Butler — Petitioner
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Robert J. Carty Jr. — Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent
Robert J. Carty Jr. — Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent