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Mark J. Schwartz v. Clark County, Nevada, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-15930 · judgment August 26, 2019

Certiorari denied · March 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

A. Does the district court abuse its discretion when it fails to differentiate between federal and state law when exercising its authority over state laws claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1367? B. Can delayed generic jury instruction actually cure judicial bias? C. Does a supervisor violate §1983 when they abuse their authority to manipulate the seniority rankings to effectuate the layoff of a targeted individual based upon the supervisor’s personal prejudice?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mary F. Chapman
Law Office of Mary F. Chapman, Ltd.

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 09 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 19 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
  3. Dec 11 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 3, 2020)