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Timothy O'Neill v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 18-1382 · judgment November 19, 2018

Certiorari denied · May 28, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

QUESTION 1 Did the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for. - the SIXTH CIRCUIT wrongfully and grievously apply the doctrine of STARE DECISIS:in upholding the decision of Magistrate Judge Ellen Carmody in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN (1:16-cv-01061). QUESTION2: Did. the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the SIXTH CIRCUIT wrongfully apply Hoover v; Provident 290 F.3d when deciding. the plan administrator correctly interpreted the plan in denying O'Neill LTD benefits. J I -

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Timothy O'Neill

For respondent
D. Andrew Portinga
Miller Johnson

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 28 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 07 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
  3. Apr 25 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Unum Life Insurance Company of America to respond filed.
  4. Apr 09 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 16, 2019)