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James G. Sweet v. Thornton Mellon, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 0700, September Term, 2020 · judgment July 21, 2021

Certiorari denied · May 2, 2022

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

Whether purported service of a summons and complaint on a deceased homeowner by publication and “nail and mail” at the decedent’s former home provided due process under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution to the personal representative of the deceased’s estate?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John J. Beins
Beins Goldberg LLP

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

May 02 2022
Petition DENIED.
Apr 13 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
Feb 22 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2022)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service