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V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils Limited v. Meenakashi Overseas, LLC
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-15532 · judgment July 29, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
i ISSUES PRESENTED 1.) May an appellate court award damages for an appeal they find frivolous when a test is espoused that is neither supported by the case precedence of the Circuit and is in contravention to 28 U.S.C. 2106, Supreme Court precedence and violation the Lanham Act? 2.) Must a Court consider arguments as to the nonfrivolity of an appeal when determining an amount to award in monetary damages? 3.) Is the Ninth Circuit’s refusal to apportion an award of joint and several sanctions pursuant to Fed R. App. P. 38 against the attorney and the client a violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kenneth Cleon Brooks
Kenneth C. Brooks. Esq.
For respondent
Jean-Paul Jassy
Jassy Vick Carolan LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 13 2025Petition DENIED.
- Dec 18 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
- Dec 02 2024Brief of respondent Meenakashi Overseas, LLC in opposition filed.
- Oct 28 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2024)