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Joseph B. Scarnati, III, In His Capacity as Senate President Pro Tempore, Appellant v. Louis Agre, et al.

Paid petition · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 17-4392 · judgment January 10, 2018

Dismissed · June 4, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 34% cert probability (95% interval 19%–54%)

Before the decision, about 8.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel who has filed here before.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jason Brett Torchinsky
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC

For respondent
Mark A. Aronchick
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

Jul 06 2018
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 04 2018
Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
May 24 2018
Letter of May 25, 2018 from counsel for appellant with attached supplemental authority received. (Distributed) (This letter replaces counsel's letter of May 24, 2018)
May 15 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
May 11 2018
Reply of appellant Joseph B. Scarnati, III, in his capacity as Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore filed.
Apr 30 2018
Motion to dismiss filed by appellees Governor Thomas W. Wolf, et al.
Apr 27 2018
Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed.
Apr 27 2018
Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Louis Agre, et al.
Mar 26 2018
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 30, 2018)