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Cornelius S. Berry, et ux. v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-1255 · judgment December 14, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

WHETHER THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERRED IN AFFIRMING THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN OPINION GRANTING RESPONDENTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS WHEN THE CASE WAS ADJOURNED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE PARTIES TO RESOLVE THE CASE OR ALLOW PETITIONERS TO ANSWER THE MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE ALLOW THE PETITIONERS TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Darwyn Prentiss Fair
Darwyn P. Fair & Associates PC

For respondent
Jill M Wheaton
Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 23 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 10 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Deutsche Bank National Trust Co, as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-17, Asset-Backed Certificate Seriees 2006-17; and PHI Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. May 13 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2021)
    PetitionCertificate of Word Count