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Craig Roth v. Nassau County, New York

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-966 · judgment January 17, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 3, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

Are lower courts correctly applying the affirmative defense of collateral estoppel to bar federal claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael James Confusione
Hegge & Confusione

For respondent
Robert F. Van der Waag
Nassau County Attorney

Case

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 3, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 03 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
  3. Apr 30 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent County of Nassau to respond filed.
  4. Apr 08 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2019)