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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
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
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
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Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 7, 2024 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2024Petition DENIED.
- Jun 12 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Apr 22 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2024)