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John R. Behrmann, et ux. v. Michael Goldstein, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-1102 · judgment October 4, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 23, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Can the doctrine of collateral estoppel be used “offensively” to bar the pursuit of an assigned claim where the assignor never litigated the claim or appeared before any court in pursuit of the claim prior to its assignment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel Joseph Schendzielos
Trial Lawyers & Legal Services of Colorado, LLC

For respondent
Erika L. Morabito
Foley & Lardner LLP

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, April 23, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 23 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 06 2018
    Letter of April 4, 2018 from counsel for petitioner received.
  3. Apr 04 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
  4. Mar 22 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Janet Ridgely, et al. to respond filed.
  5. Feb 26 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2018)