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Robert L. Alexander, et al. v. PSFS 3 Corporation

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Iowa, No. 19-0514 · judgment June 25, 2021


Certiorari denied · January 10, 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

First Question Presented: Was it a violation of the Full Faith and Credit Clause and Statute for the Supreme Court of Iowa to refuse to give effect to the ruling of the federal district court, affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals, that the mandatory forum-selection clause giving Iowa jurisdiction was unenforcable, and apply res judicata? Second Question Presented: Was it a violation of the Due Process rights of Petitioners for the Iowa state court to enter final judgments against them without affording them a trial?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ronald Pendl Gossett
Gossett & Gossett PA

For respondent
Randall D. Armentrout
Nyemaster Goode, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Nov 22 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent PSFS 3 Corporation to respond filed.
  4. Nov 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2021)