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Jay Lawrence Friedheim v. Dane Field

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-16098 · judgment October 24, 2019

Certiorari denied · March 30, 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.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a seaman’s wage contract that includes maintenance and cure entitles the prevailing party to attorney’s fees under Alyeska Pipeline Serv. Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 257 (1975)?

  2. Whether attorney’s fees may be awarded for attempting to collect maintenance and cure from a bankrupt vessel owner and the seaman’s bankrupt employer under Vaughan v. Atkinson, 369 U.S. 527 (1962)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jay Lawrence Friedheim
Admiralty Advocates

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 30 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 11 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
  3. Jan 22 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)