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James J. Braddock v. Angelina Jolie, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 13-55703 · judgment May 15, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Is it that the Panel's opinion (9th Circuit) and District Court motion for Judgment on pleadings violate Supreme Court Precedent by disregarding the factual findings and the evidence in the record when assessing the merits of Plaintiffs'- Petitioner's equal protection claim? Is it the case that a series of trial errors, though independently harmless, may in some circumstances rise by accretion to the level ofreversible and prejudicial error? Is it that the reversal is warranted for any error which undermines the confidence in the result of the trial Court proceedings? Can cumulative prejudice flow from mere state error result in a federal due process claim? Can the violation of a state 's eviden tiary rule result in the denial of fundamental fairness, thereby violating due process? ilL The Circuit Courts Disagree on How to Determine If Two Works Are Substantially Similar. Can 9h Circuit Court enter a decision in conflict with the decision of
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James J. Braddock
For respondent
James Christopher Martin
Reed Smith LLP
Proceedings
- Aug 24 2018Rehearing DENIED.
- Aug 02 2018DISTRIBUTED.
- Jul 19 2018Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Jun 25 2018Petition DENIED.
- Jun 05 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
- May 28 2018Waiver of right of respondent Angelina Jolie, et al. to respond filed.
- Nov 27 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2018)
- Oct 27 2017Application (17A474) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until November 30, 2017.
- Oct 05 2017Application (17A474) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 16, 2017 to December 15, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.