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Reginald Watkins, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-2005 · judgment September 10, 2021


Certiorari denied · March 21, 2022
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

A. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN RULING THAT THE PETITIONERS DO NOT HAVE STANDING SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH STANDING. i. Petitioners answer: "Yes" ii. Respondents answered: "No" iii. The District Court answered “No” iv. This Court should answer: "Yes" B. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN RULING THAT THE STATUTORY REDEMPTION PERIOD HAD EXPIRED WHEN PETITIONERS HAD ALLEGED FACTS SUFFICIENT TO SET ASIDE THE SHERIFF’S SALE? i. Petitioners answer: "Yes" ii. Respondents answered: "No" iii. The District Court answered “No” iv. This Court should answer: "Yes" C. WHETHER PETITIONERS HAD ESTABLISHED A QUIET TITLE CLAIM? i. Petitioners answer: "Yes" ii. Respondents answered: "No" iii. The District Court answered “No” iv. This Court should answer: "Yes"

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Darwyn Prentiss Fair
Darwyn P. Fair Law PLLC

For respondent
Jill Margaret Wheaton
Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
21A236

Proceedings

  1. Mar 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 23 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  3. Feb 16 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Bank National Association, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Feb 07 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2022)
  5. Dec 17 2021
    Application (21A236) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 7, 2022.
  6. Dec 09 2021
    Application (21A236) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2021 to February 7, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.