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Katherine Leggett, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Patrick D. Leggett, et al. v. EQT Production Company, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, No. 16-0136 · judgment April 26, 2017

Certiorari denied · November 27, 2017
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
John Kevin West
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A80

Proceedings

  1. Nov 27 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 01 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
  3. Oct 30 2017
    Reply of petitioners Katherine Leggett, et al. filed.
  4. Oct 12 2017
    Brief of respondents EQT Production Company, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 08 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2017)
  6. Jul 24 2017
    Application (17A80) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 8, 2017.
  7. Jul 14 2017
    Application (17A80) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2017 to September 8, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.