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Sondra J. Schneider v. Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A.
Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 23-CV-0670 · judgment April 30, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
The Due Process Clause permits a state court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant only when the plaintiffs claims “arise out of or relate to” the defendant’s forum activities. Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 472 (1985) (internal quotation marks omitted). The question presented is^ Whether the “arise out of or relate to” requirement is met when none of the defendant’s forum contacts caused the plaintiffs claims, such that the plaintiffs claims would be the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sondra J. Schneider
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 08 2025Petition DENIED.
- Nov 18 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Aug 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)