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Landry Rountree v. Troy Dyson, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 17-40443 · judgment June 11, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 3, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Fifth Circuit’s opinion in this case causes a circuit split to whether the filing of an amended complaint moots a pending motion to dismiss

  2. Whether the Fifth Circuit creates a circuit split with regards to the standards for sua sponte dismissals

  3. Whether the enforcement of the Equal Protection Clause as it applies to licenses is inconsistent between the Circuit Courts

  4. Whether the Fifth Circuit failed to follow longstanding Supreme Court precedent on wrongful arrest

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Randall Lee Kallinen
Kallinen Law PLLC

For respondent
Frank David Calvert
Calvert Eaves Clarke & Stelly L.L.P.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 03 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 13 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
  3. Oct 15 2018
    Brief of Troy Dyson in opposition not accepted for filing. (October 30, 2018 - brief to be corrected and resubmitted)
  4. Oct 15 2018
    Brief of respondents Troy Dyson, et al. in opposition filed. (10/30/2018)
  5. Sep 10 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)