No. 20-960

Khue Nguyen v. Hai Phu Nguyen, as Administrator of the Estate of Thin Thi Ta, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appellate-jurisdiction breach-of-contract civil-procedure immunity mediation mediation-immunity non-final-judgment summary-judgment tort-claims
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an appellate court can take the act of refusal to settlement at mediation out of the mediation context to strip off the immunity from liability afforded by law to such refusal in order to create an ad hoc liability for purpose of summary judgment affirmance

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED | Whether an appellate court can take the act of refusal to settlement at , . mediation out of the mediation context to strip off the immunity from liability . afforded by law to such refusal in order to create an ad hoc liability for purpose of ) summary judgment affirmance. | Whether an act of refusal to settle by one party at mediation, without more, can give rise to breach of contract and other tort claims against that refusing party accrued from the time of refusal; and if it can, whether failure by district court to resolve all claims and all parties stripped the appellate court the authority or jurisdiction to hear the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1291 (non-final judgment). ii .

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-02-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 3, 2021.
2021-02-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2021 to March 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-12
Brief of respondents Hai P. Nguyen, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Hai P. Nguyen, et al.
Maureen S. KerseyKarlseng LeBlanc & Rich, LLC, Respondent
Maureen S. KerseyKarlseng LeBlanc & Rich, LLC, Respondent
Khue Nguyen
Khue Nguyen — Petitioner
Khue Nguyen — Petitioner