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Terrance Walker v. Intelli-Heart Services, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-15688, 20-16341 · judgment September 23, 2021


Certiorari denied · February 22, 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.

Questions presented

The question presented is:

  1. Is applying state law Anti-Slapp procedure in Federal Court consistent with this Court’s decision in Shady Grove? In particular, a. Do Anti-Slapp law procedures Directly Conflict with Federal Rules 8,12, and 56; the Necessary and Proper Clause; and Federal law? b. Is the Ninth Circuit’s “Side By Side” Approach impracticable, Rendering Shady Grove as well as Rules 8, 12, and 56 Easily-Evaded Formalites c. Does the Ninth Circuit Approach Conflict With Other Circuits That Have Uniformly Followed the Shady Grove Rule, rejecting state procedures ?

  2. Should this Court wait ten more years to ensure Circuit compliance with Shady Grove?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Terrance Walker

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 19 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Dec 29 2021
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Terrance Walker
  4. Dec 02 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2022)