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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: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

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

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, May 28, 2019 · Certiorari denied

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)