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Bruce Alexander v. Anheuser-Busch, L.L.C., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-30993 · judgment August 5, 2021

Certiorari denied · December 13, 2021
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. Did the Western District Court erred by not allowing the Declaration by Kristin M. Byrne, an employee of Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et.al. be considered as “statement of fact” that Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et.al. has direct ties to Louisiana by having seven (7) employees in the State of Louisiana?(ROA.139- 140)

  2. Did the Western District Court erred by not allowing this same Declaration by Kristin M. Byrne be considered as personal jurisdiction when it stated that Anheuser-Busch, et.al., sales account for 2% of Anheuser-Busch product sales in Louisiana for the whole United States?(ROA.138-140)

  3. Did the Western District Court erred by dismissing the Case No. 3:19-CV00738-TAD-KLH for lack of personal jurisdiction when “In Rem Jurisdiction and Quasi-in-rem- Jurisdiction” clearly exist, by AnheuserBusch, et.al. in the State of Louisiana?(ROA.197)

  4. Did the Western District Court erred by dismissing the case without addressing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) which refers to failure to state a claim when this is one of the reason the Defendant, Anheuser-Busch, et.al., filed a Motion to Dismiss?

  5. Did the Western District Court erred by depriving Bruce Alexander of procedural due process by dismissing Case No. 3:19-CV-00738-TAD-KLH “without prejudice” when personal jurisdiction refers to having constant

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bruce Alexander

For respondent
Mark E Van Horn
Taggart Morton, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 13 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 23 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
  3. Nov 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Anheuser-Busch, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Oct 19 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service