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