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Saul C. Touchet v. Estis Well Service, L.L.C., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 16-30481 · judgment April 10, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David C. Frederick
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.

For respondent
Brian Christopher Colomb
Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
17A7

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Seafarers' Rights International GRANTED.
  2. Jan 08 2018
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Global Maritime Ministries, Inc. New Orleans GRANTED.
  3. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Dec 13 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  5. Dec 12 2017
    Letter of December 12, 2017 from counsel for respondent Estis Well Service, LLC, received.
  6. Dec 12 2017
    Letter of December 12, 2017 from counsel for petitioner received.
  7. Nov 27 2017
    Letter of November 24, 2017 from counsel for petitioner received.
  8. Oct 20 2017
    Response Requested. (Due November 20, 2017)
  9. Oct 18 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017.
  10. Oct 10 2017
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Seafarers' Rights International.
  11. Oct 10 2017
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Global Maritime Ministries, Inc. New Orleans.
  12. Sep 27 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Virgie Ann Romero McBride on 10/06/2017
  13. Sep 27 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Saul C. Touchet
  14. Sep 05 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2017)
  15. Jul 05 2017
    Application (17A7) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 5, 2017.
  16. Jun 27 2017
    Application (17A7) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 9, 2017 to September 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Alito.