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Irma Rosas v. San Antonio Housing Authority, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-50766 · judgment August 2, 2019


Certiorari denied · February 24, 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.

Question presented

  1. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN APPLYING THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN BELL ATLANTIC CORP. V. TWOMBLY, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) TO PRO SE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S COMPLAINT WHEN THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN ERICKSON V. PARDUS, 551 U.S. 89 (2007) CONTROLLED,

  2. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED WHEN IT DENIED PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE THAT HER MENTAL ILLNESS ENTITLED HER TO EQUITABLE TOLLING, IN CONFLICT WITH THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN HAINES V. KERNER, 404 U.S. 520 (1972),

  3. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT’S RULING CONFLICTS WITH THE MAJORITY OF RULINGS BY FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURTS PERTAINING TO CLAIMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND

  4. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN TRANSFERRING PETITIONER’S CASE TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE WITHOUT HER CONSENT, CONTRARY TO 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Irma Rosas

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 24 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
  3. Nov 25 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2020)