Donna Doblick

Donna Doblick

April 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Appellate Deadlines in Rule 42 Consolidated Cases After 'Hall v. Hall'

An inter-family squabble in the Virgin Islands has produced U.S. Supreme Court precedent that affects jurisdictional deadlines in thousands of cases across the country.

By Donna Doblick and Joshua Newborn

9 minute read

February 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Constraints on a Federal Magistrate Judge in Civil Litigation

Because it is common for federal civil cases to be assigned to both a district judge and a magistrate judge, this article examines the roles a federal magistrate judge can—and cannot—play without the parties' consent.

By Donna Doblick

17 minute read

August 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Perils of Attempting to Add a Plaintiff Midstream

Many companies conduct ­business using several affiliates and ­subsidiaries at once. For example, one company may sign the contracts and provide project oversight, while employees of an affiliate actually staff the project and perform the work.

By Donna Doblick

13 minute read