No. 22-261

Estate of Najee Ali Baker, By and Through His Ancillary Administrator Jemel Ali Dixon v. Wake Forest University

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights diversity-jurisdiction due-process summary-judgment
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2022-11-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court of appeals violated its obligation of responsible and meaningful appellate review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a federal court of appeals that affirms summary judgment for a defendant in a diversity jurisdiction case, without addressing all well-grounded, independent bases for statelaw liability, violates its obligation of responsible and meaningful appellate review. 2. Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals clearly misapprehended the summary judgment standards established by this Court by crediting the movant-Respondent’s evidence, drawing factual inferences in movant-Respondent’s favor, and failing to acknowledge or credit key contradictory evidence. i

Docket Entries

2022-11-14
Petition DENIED
2022-11-14
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
2022-10-14
Waiver of right of respondent Wake Forest University to respond filed.
2022-09-16

Attorneys

The Estate of Najee Ali Baker, by and through his Ancillary Administrator, Jemel Ali Dixon
Jonathon Nicholas FazzolaThe Fierberg National Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner
Jonathon Nicholas FazzolaThe Fierberg National Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner
Wake Forest University
Robert J. King IIIBrooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Respondent
Robert J. King IIIBrooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Respondent