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Shambria Necole Smith v. Kansa Technology, L.L.C.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-30900 · judgment May 1, 2019


Certiorari denied · November 25, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

The testimony presented in the instant matter as well as the underlying facts and circumstances reveal that the following issues, which form the basis of the appeal, are each to be answered strongly in the Plaintiff-Appellant’s favor. A. Whether the District Court violated the Due Process Clause by disallowing the interview of the jurors in furtherance of determining whether a jury taint and/or jury tampering occurred during the trial proceedings in this matter. B. Whether the District Court erred in its oral ruling, whereby Exhibit 7 was permitted for use as an accident report, that provided Workers’ Compensation references which caused confusion as evidenced by the jury question prior to verdict.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lawrence R. Anderson Jr.
SEALE, SMITH, ZUBER & BARNETTE

For respondent
W. Anthony Toups III

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 25 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 06 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
  3. Oct 21 2019
    Brief of respondent Kansa Technology, L.L.C. in opposition filed.
  4. Sep 16 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)