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Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company, dba Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana v. Encompass Office Solutions, Incorporated
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 17-10736 · judgment March 19, 2019
Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 10% cert probability (95% interval 7%–15%)
Before the decision, about 2.5× 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 dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Jonathan M. Herman Charles W. Hill The Herman Law Firm 1601 Elm St., Ste. 2002 Thanksgiving Tower Dallas, TX 75201 (214) 624-9805 Additional Counsel for Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anthony F. Shelley
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
For respondent
Richard Barrett Phillips Jr.
Holland & Knight LLP
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Sep 13 2019Brief amici curiae of The American Benefits Council, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 28 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Aug 15 2019Waiver of right of respondent Encompass Office Solutions, Inc. to respond filed.
- Aug 14 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, 2019)
- Jun 26 2019Application (18A1359) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 14, 2019.
- Jun 25 2019Application (18A1359) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 15, 2019 to August 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.