No. 21-595

Bruce Alexander v. Anheuser-Busch, L.L.C., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure due-process employee-contacts federal-rules in-rem-jurisdiction motion-to-dismiss personal-jurisdiction sales subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Western District Court err in its rulings on personal-jurisdiction, in-rem-jurisdiction, due-process, civil-procedure, sales, and employee-contacts?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Western District Court erred by not allowing the Declaration by Kristin M. Byrne, an employee of Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et.al. be considered as “statement of fact” that Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et.al. has direct ties to Louisiana by having seven (7) employees in the State of 2. Did the Western District Court erred by not allowing this same Declaration by Kristin M. Byrne be considered as personal jurisdiction when it stated that Anheuser-Busch, et.al., sales account for 2% of Anheuser-Busch product sales in Louisiana for the whole United 3. Did the Western District Court erred by dismissing the Case No. for lack of personal jurisdiction when “In Rem Jurisdiction and clearly exist, by Anheuser| Busch, et.al. in the State of Louisiana?(ROA.197) 4. Did the Western District Court erred by dismissing the case without addressing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) which refers to failure to state a claim when this is one of the reason the Defendant, Anheuser-Busch, et.al., filed a Motion to Dismiss? 5. Did the Western District Court erred by depriving Bruce Alexander of procedural due process by dismissing Case No. “without prejudice” when personal jurisdiction refers to having constant contact with the State of Louisiana through sales product and employees Walden v. Fiore, 571 U.S. 277, 1384S. Ct. 1115, 1125, n. 6 (2014)?(ROA.197) 6. Did the Western District Court erred by not allowing the personal property in Louisiana of Anheuser-Busch, et al. in New Orleans be considered as “personal jurisdiction”? i

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-08
Waiver of right of respondent Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
2021-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et al.
Mark E Van HornTaggart Morton, LLC, Respondent
Mark E Van HornTaggart Morton, LLC, Respondent
Bruce Alexander
Bruce Alexander — Petitioner
Bruce Alexander — Petitioner