affidavit-of-merit
6 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-440 | Harold R. Berk v. Wilson C. Choy, et al. | Third Circuit | 2024-10-18 | Judgment Issued | Amici (13)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) | affidavit-of-merit circuit-split expert-testimony federal-civil-procedure federal-jurisdiction state-procedural-rules | Whether a state law providing that a complaint must be dismissed unless it is accompanied by an expert affidavit may be applied in federal court |
| 20-797 | Leonard Patti v. George C. Peck, Jr. | Third Circuit | 2020-12-11 | Denied | Response Waived | 14th-amendment 7th-amendment affidavit-of-merit civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process informed-consent jury-trial medical-malpractice standing | Why was I denied my right to a trial by jury, or even a hearing on the case? |
| 20-798 | In Re Leonard Patti | 2020-12-11 | Denied | Response Waived | affidavit-of-merit civil-procedure civil-rights due-process informed-consent judicial-review medical-malpractice medical-procedure standing statute-of-limitations | Why was I denied my right to a trial by jury, or even a hearing on the case? | |
| 19-8587 | Reginald Young v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2020-06-02 | Denied | IFP | affidavit-of-merit circuit-split civil-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure medical-negligence preemption shady-grove state-law state-substantive-law summary-judgment | Whether a state law 'affidavit of merit' requirement applies in a federal court medical-negligence case governed by state substantive law |
| 19-8114 | Brenda White v. Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, et al. | Michigan | 2020-03-27 | Denied | IFP | affidavit-of-merit civil-procedure civil-rights due-process judicial-discretion medical-malpractice race race-discrimination rico rico-claim standing | Must a court overlook a plaintiff's race in making a decision about her capacity and her right to defend herself against attempted murder by doctors, … |
| 18-7055 | Brenda White v. Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, et al. | Michigan | 2018-12-14 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | affidavit-of-merit civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights,due-process,standing,civil-procedure, due-process judicial-discretion medical-malpractice race race-discrimination rico rico-claims standing | Must a court overlook a plaintiff's race in making a decision about her capacity and her right to defend herself against attempted murder by doctors, … |