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William Henry Starrett, Jr. v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-10389 · judgment August 23, 2018


Certiorari denied · January 7, 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

Did the Fifth Circuit err in affirming a district court's conclusion that service of process by Certified Mail - a summons with a copy of the complaint as delivered by an employee or agent of the United States Postal Service - is insufficient under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? 2. Did the Fifth Circuit err in affirming a district court's conclusion that claims arising out of intentional inflictions of emotional distress, invasions of privacy, forced involvement, thefts, appropriations, and conversions comprising civil statutory causes of action, civil tort causes of action, civil liability and negligence causes of action, and deprivations of rights as guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the state of Texas were too "patently frivolous" for a federal court to assert subject matter jurisdiction?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Starrett

For respondent
Matthew Allen Deal
Texas Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 19 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Dec 10 2018
    Waiver of right of respondents Sandia Corporation and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC to respond filed.
  4. Nov 27 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Texas Military Department to respond filed.
  5. Nov 23 2018
    Waiver of right of federal respondents to respond filed.
  6. Nov 19 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Lockheed Martin Corporation to respond filed.
  7. Nov 06 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 13, 2018)