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Pancho's LLC v. James T. Hughes, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, No. 17-1146 · judgment September 9, 2019

Certiorari denied · February 24, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Does Paul v. Davis, 424 U.S. 693 (1976), establish a two-pronged test for a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983?
Whether the stigma to reputation, in conjunction with a violation of due process rights established by a federal regulation, without notice and the opportunity for a hearing, satisfies a two-pronged test of Paul v. Davis, 424 U.S. 693 at 708-09 (1976), and establishes a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

For petitioner
Sean Jeffrey Sawyer
Higinbotham & Higinbotham, PLLC

For respondent
Jeffery Warren Lilly
Rose Padden Petty Taylor & Lilly, L.C.

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Feb 24 2020
Petition DENIED.
Jan 22 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Jan 21 2020
Reply of petitioner Pancho's LLC filed. (Distributed)
Jan 08 2020
Brief of respondents James T. Hughes, et al., et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 06 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2020)