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Eugene J. Sonnier, II v. Catholic Foundation of The Diocese of Lafayette, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, No. 18-289 · judgment December 19, 2018

Certiorari denied · November 18, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
G. Karl Bernard
G. Karl Bernard & Associates, LLC

For respondent
Ryan Michael Seidemann
Louisianna Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 21 2020
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
  3. Dec 13 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Nov 18 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Oct 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
  6. Oct 02 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Cemetery Board to respond filed.
  7. Jul 08 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)