No. 25-5666

William P. DeBoskey v. Goshen Mortgage, as Separate Trustee for GDBT 1 Trust 2011-1, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: citizenship diversity-jurisdiction federal-courts jurisdictional-discovery llc-status removal
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court may remand a case for lack of diversity jurisdiction based on speculation about an LLC's citizenship without allowing jurisdictional discovery or making factual findings

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a federal court may remand a case for lack of diversity jurisdiction based on speculation about an LLC ’s citizenship without allowing jurisdictional discovery or making factual findings. 2. Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming a remand order based on speculation rather than evidence, imposing an impossible burden on the removing party, and disregarding unrebutted proof of diversity. (i)

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-28
Supplemental brief of petitioner William P. DeBoskey filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-23
Application (25A439) denied by Justice Thomas.
2025-10-15
Waiver of Red Stick Acquisition, LLC of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent Red Stick Acquisition, LLC to respond filed.
2025-10-11
Application (25A439) for a stay, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2025-09-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Red Stick Acquisition, LLC
Samuel Sander CohenCritton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP, Respondent
Samuel Sander CohenCritton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP, Respondent
William P. DeBoskey
William P. DeBoskey — Petitioner
William P. DeBoskey — Petitioner