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Conestoga Trust Services, LLC, as Trustee of the Conestoga Settlement Trust, dated May 1, 2010 v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-5877, 17-5895 · judgment April 3, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 15, 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

Whether a court considering a motion for summary judgment may, under the guise of applying the “reasonable jury” standard, weigh and discredit direct evidence from a disinterested witness that is favorable to the nonmovant and, if believed, would prove the material fact at issue. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James C. Orr Jr.
Heygood, Orr & Pearson

For respondent
Stephen R. Harris
Cozen O'Connor

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 26 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
  3. Sep 25 2018
    Reply of petitioners Conestoga Trust Services, LLC, et al. filed.
  4. Sep 10 2018
    Brief of respondent Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in opposition filed.
  5. Aug 08 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2018)