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Christopher Lawrence v. University Hospital, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-12788 · judgment July 10, 2019


Certiorari denied · March 23, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the decision of the 11th Circuit violates Petitioners Chaslie Lawrence and Petrice Ricks rights as beneficiaries to allow and select enjoining siblings as claimant’s and part of real parties’ litigants in a negligence civil action under the interpleader statute; and if so, and because no medical malpractice and wrongful death claims was named, Did the Lower Court usage of Georgia State law was in error abridging Petitioners’ right to full access and jurisdiction of the Court?

  2. The Supreme Court is asked to review minimal diversity of having at least one party to the suit citizenship and domicile different from one party to the citizenry and domicile under the new standards of constitutionality as oppose to the statutory deter­ minants; if so, can enjoined parties to a federal lawsuit have the same entitlements of recognition as a party to the suit? If both conditions are relevant and the parties never apply a state law or tort claim, are the enjoined parties considered real persons having an interest in the lawsuit and claims?

  3. Did the 11th Circuit err when they excluded the domicile and citizenry of diverse litigants Gwen Lawrence, Gregory Lawrence, Charlie Lawrence Jr. and Petrice Ricks as enjoined litigants under the Interpleader statute permissibility pursuant to Judicial Code § 41 (26)(a)(i)(a), Article III, § 2. U.S.A Constitution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher Lawrence

For respondent
Joseph H. Huff
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A337

Proceedings

  1. Mar 23 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 26 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
  3. Feb 04 2020
    Waiver of right of respondents University Hospital, Jim Davis, Renee Gallup, Dr. William Farr and Edward Burr to respond filed.
  4. Dec 06 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2020)
  5. Sep 25 2019
    Application (19A337) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 7, 2019.
  6. Sep 20 2019
    Application (19A337) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 8, 2019 to December 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.