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Baron Bond, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Frank Bond, et al. v. Roger D. Silk

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-56286 · judgment April 10, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below and a Ninth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether a complaint seeking, or requiring, an accounting or valuation of the assets of a decedent’s estate continues, in the wake of Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293 (2006), to come within the ambit of the probate exception to federal jurisdiction. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey E. Nusinov
Nusinov Smith LLP

For respondent
Jason Cyrulnik
Cyrulnik Fattaruso

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 12 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 29 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Roger D. Silk to respond filed.
  4. May 31 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2023)