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Derek Rodgers v. United Services Automobile Association, aka USAA
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-50606 · judgment July 8, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
QUESTION V Should Arbitrators deciding a Federal case have the duty and right to impose sanctions for violations of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37, or any other Rule? QUESTION 2- Should Arbitrators, District Courts, and Appellate Courts have the duty and right to file suit against a person discovered to be in violation of Rule 37, or any other rule? QUESTION 3: Should Witness Coaching be considered a Federal Tort Offense? QUESTION 4: Should Spoliation of Evidence be considered a Federal Tort Offense?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Derek Rodgers
For respondent
Matthew P. Gizzo
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 21 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jan 18 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
- Jan 03 2023Waiver of right of respondent United Services Automobile Association to respond filed.
- Oct 05 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)