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Joel David Joseph v. American General Life Insurance Company

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-56213 · judgment August 25, 2021


Certiorari denied · May 16, 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

1- Does this court's decision in Erie Railroad v Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), require the United states Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to conduct oral argument in a diversity case under e California Constitution which requires oral argument on appeal? 2. Does res judicata apply to an earlier proceeding when the earlier case was not ripe for adjudication?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joel David Joseph

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 16 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 20 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
  3. Mar 02 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2022)