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Peter Kleidman v. Hilton & Hyland Real Estate, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55381 · judgment October 18, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
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

Does Federal Rule of Evidence 704(a) (“Rule 704(a)”) allow an expert to opine that a person’s conduct complied with the person’s legal duties? Does Rule 704(a) allow an expert to opine on the nature and extent of a person’s legal duties? Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that under Rule 704(a), Respondents’ expert witness was allowed to testify that Respondents’ conduct complied with their legal duties to Kleidman? Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that under Rule 704(a), Respondents’ expert witness was allowed to testify on the nature and extent of Respondents’ legal duties to Kleidman?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Peter Kleidman

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 12 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Apr 22 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2024)