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Sergei Vinkov v. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-55857 · judgment October 3, 2022


Certiorari denied · June 26, 2023
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. Has the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Circuit) correctly determined the jurisdictional power of the federal court over Insurer’s claims and denial of affirmative relief for a pro se party in duty-to-defend proceedings on the directly related pending state action under Article III requirements and U.S. Code: Title 28?

  2. Whether Insurer properly obtained a judgment in the federal court against a pro se volunteer director of a religious federal tax-exempt corporation from pending state proceedings in the light of the U.S. Constitution (Article III, First Amendment, Due Process Laws) and Acts of US Congress, especially under the restrictions of 28 U.S.C. §2072(b); 26 U.S.C. §7428, 28 U.S.C. §1332, and 28 U.S.C. §2283?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sergei Vinkov

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Sep 08 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Aug 17 2023
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jul 20 2023
  4. Jun 26 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jun 06 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
  6. Apr 21 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 25, 2023)