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David R. Morabito, et ux. v. New York, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-2499 · judgment February 27, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020, permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is an unconstitutional Taking of the United States Constitution under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

  2. Alternatively, whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020, permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is a violation of Due Process of the United States Constitution under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment.

  3. Alternatively, whether the United States Court of Appeals-Second Circuit improperly applied or ignored the dictates and reasoning of the Court in Rosemary Knick, Petitioner v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al., 588 U.S. ____ (2019), Docket No. 17-647, held on June 21, 2019.

  4. Alternatively, whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020, permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is a violation of interstate commerce.

  5. Alternatively, whether the decision by the United States Court of Appeals-Second Circuit was a denial of the fundamental rights of justice in that Petitioners were not allowed to: amend their Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 15; the Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) Motion should have been denied; that pursuant to the proposed simple amendments, the suit should not have been barred under the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution; and that Petitioners had standing to sue Respondents.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Robertson Morabito

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 23 2020
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
  3. Oct 29 2020
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Sep 02 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  6. Aug 31 2020
    Reply of petitioner David R. Morabito filed.
  7. Aug 18 2020
    Brief of respondent New York, et al. in opposition filed.
  8. Jun 24 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 19, 2020.
  9. Jun 24 2020
    Response to motion from petitioner David R. Morabito filed.
  10. Jun 23 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2020 to August 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Jun 18 2020
    Response Requested. (Due July 20, 2020)
  12. Jun 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
  13. Jun 02 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent New York, et al. to respond filed.
  14. May 19 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)