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Beck Redden L.L.P. v. Mark A. Cantu
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-40275 · judgment December 23, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Is a contested federal question in a state law legal malpractice case “substantial,” such that it would give rise to federal question jurisdiction under this Court’s holdings in Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. 251, 260- 64 (2013) and Grable & Sons Metal Prods. v. Darue Eng’g & Mfg., 545 U.S. 308, 314-16 (2005), when the answer to the question may affect the recognition and preclusive effect of an existing federal court judgment and, consequently, the rights and title of non-party purchasers of property pursuant to a federally supervised judicial foreclosure sale?
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Will precluding the federal district court from exercising jurisdiction in this case amount to an invitation for a state court to decide the federal question in a manner that would substantially disrupt the federal-state balance of judicial responsibilities?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
George William Shepherd III
Shepherd Prewett PLLC
For respondent
Lance Christopher Kassab
The Kassab Law Firm
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jun 11 2025Waiver of right of respondent Mark A. Cantu to respond filed.
- May 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 27, 2025)
- Apr 21 2025Application (24A971) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 21, 2025.
- Apr 09 2025Application (24A971) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 21, 2025 to June 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.