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Ang Jin v. Chen Zhao, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Yetao Jin

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-2218 · judgment February 13, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the court judgment could circumvent appellants’ most important argument: should this case adopt Restatement 2nd which is related to Special representative’s fiduciary liability to other beneficiaries, litigant right of beneficiaries and different law application (foreign law) in distribution?

  2. Whether Plaintiff was in her capacity to sign Settlement that stipulated distribution law?

  3. Whether it could exclude the application of principles of Restatement 2nd if signed should it was signed?

  4. Whether Mississippi Court of Appeal’s ruling in Shortie vs George can be the guidance to this diversity case?

  5. Whether the refusal to hold an evidentiary hearing violates Due Process law?

  6. Whether not holding perjurer accountable violates the equal protection rights of law-abiding parties? PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The parties to the proceeding in the United State Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Ang Jin, Petitioner Chen Zhao, the Respondent Jian Zhen Li, the Respondent RELATED CASES Federal Court Northern District: Order Case No. 19 cv 2170 # 2025, Apr 23, 2024 Order Case No. 19 cv 6153 (merged) #19, Jun 28, 2024 Order Case No. 19 cv 2170 # 2169, Jun 28, 2024 Federal Court of Appeal for 7th Circuit: Order Case No. 24-2218 # 23, Feb 13, 2025 Order Case No. 23-2219 # 24, Feb 13, 2025 Order Case No. 24-2218 # 28, Apr 2, 2025 Order Case No. 24-2218 # 30, Apr 14, 2025

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ang Jin

For respondent
Tracy A. Brammeier
Clifford Law Offices PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 03 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 12 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Chen Zhao, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Yetao Jin to respond filed.
  4. Mar 11 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2025)