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Patricia Rodriguez v. LPP Mortgage Ltd., LP

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-55355 · judgment October 29, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 21, 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

In the instant case, attorney Patricia Rodriguez, and Rodriguez Law Group, Inc. were improperly sanctioned under Rule 11. The firm zealously represented Defendant and Counterclaimant David W. Gates (Gates) and made credible arguments by analogy to existing law in the counter claim. However, the end result lead to an award of attorney fees in the amount of $17,474.50, jointly and severally, as a sanction Gates and his attorney. Attorney for Gates, believes that the counter claim filed by Gates was not frivolous and the order for sanctions under rule 11 should be reversed in its entirety. 1. Whether rule 11 sanctions against attorney Patricia Rodriguez and her law firm should be reversed, as it conflicted with her duty to represent her client zealously X x with credible arguments.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Patricia R. Rodriguez

For respondent
Regina J. McClendon
Lock Lord, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 21 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
  3. Sep 13 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent LPP Mortgage Ltd., LP to respond filed.
  4. Jan 28 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)