24-1439·CIVIL
Donald Black; Marcia Black; Larry Martin; Rebecca Martin; Barbara Thompson; James Thompson, for themselves and a class of similarly situated plaintiffs v. Mantei & Associates, LTD.; Ricky Alan Mantei; Cindy Chiellini; Centaurus Financial, Inc.; J.p. Turner & Company, LLC
Affirmed
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether district court erred awarding attorneys' fees and costs for removal when appellants removed the & Associates, Ltd. underlying case after district court had already remanded it.
Argument Date
January 30, 2025
Panel
V
Courtroom
Tweed Courtroom (Room 414-D)
Lower Court Judge
Lewis
Panel
Judge Thacker
Judge Richardson
Judge Benjamin
Citation
CaseDonald Black; Marcia Black; Larry Martin; Rebecca Martin; Barbara Thompson; James Thompson, for themselves and a class of similarly situated plaintiffs v. Mantei & Associates, LTD.; Ricky Alan Mantei; Cindy Chiellini; Centaurus Financial, Inc.; J.p. Turner & Company, LLC, No. 24-1439 (4th Cir. July 30, 2025)
PanelThacker, Richardson & Benjamin, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
2 of 2 cases argued January 30, 2025 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
24-1439· This case
Donald Black; Marcia Black; Larry Martin; Rebecca Martin; Barbara Thompson; James Thompson, for themselves and a class of similarly situated plaintiffs v. Mantei & Associates, LTD.; Ricky Alan Mantei; Cindy Chiellini; Centaurus Financial, Inc.; J.p. Turner & Company, LLC
Authored by Judge Richardson
24-6398
Kevin Snodgrass, Jr. v. Christopher Gilbert
Authored by Per Curiam
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗July 30, 2025Majorityby Richardson
Disposition
Affirmed
July 30, 2025