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Timothy J. Rizzo v. Applied Materials, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-3274, 18-1490 · judgment November 27, 2018


Certiorari denied · April 29, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

US Supreme Court held historical case law such as Joiner, Matrixx, Daubert, Kumho Tire. .etc, based upon . scientific / technical evidence within a Daubert Court, protecting the vested interest of Rizzo to assure that Courts are not "heavy handed" or "abuse of discretion" by the gatekeeper violating the constitutional right to trial by a jury of peers. Whether the courts below erroneously abused their discretion dismissing Rizzo's Experts (Dr. Wang, Dr. Miloslaysky, Dr. Hodgman) in conflict with the decisions of multiple circuits (MDL) even the Second Circuit's past rulings, where experts and scientific knowledge factsof the case usurp the jury's right to decide the - facts conflicting with Daubert upon scientific controversy overstepping the function of the gatekeeper. Where epidemiology and peer review was substantial and opinions derived from Rizzo's clinical picture, while claiming the case is of ipse dixit though the science challenges the rulings from the courts below supporting Daubert. The rulings are contradictive to the science and unconstitutionally interferes with Rizzo's right to have his claims heard by a jury of peers as required by the Seventh Amendment.' Whether the courts below erroneously held a different standard of review for Daubert and 1. Breyer, "Introduction," 4, and Metzger, "The Demise of Daubert in State Courts."

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Timothy J. Rizzo

For respondent
Amanda Kelly Rice
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 24 2019
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jun 04 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
  3. May 16 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. May 16 2019
    Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
  5. Apr 29 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  6. Apr 10 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
  7. Mar 07 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents GlobalFoundries, U.S., Inc., et al. to respond filed.
  8. Mar 07 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Applied Materials, Inc. to respond filed.
  9. Feb 26 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2019)