No. 20-857

Dale L. Miesen v. John D. Munding, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-split corporate-governance demand-letter derivative-action derivative-actions diversity-jurisdiction federal-rules-of-civil-procedure pleading-requirements rule-23.1 standard-of-review
Latest Conference: 2021-02-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the plaintiff in a derivative action, brought under diversity jurisdiction, must plead and prove the adequacy of its derivative demand letter as part of Rule 23.1's pleading requirements and whether the court must apply the law of the state of incorporation to determine the letter's adequacy.

2. Whether a de novo or an abuse of discretion standard applies to the review of dismissals of derivative actions under Rule 23.1.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the plaintiff in a derivative action must plead and prove the adequacy of its derivative demand letter

Docket Entries

2021-03-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2020-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Dale L. Miesen
Philip Albert TalmadgeTalmadge/Fitzpatrick, Petitioner