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Citizens Against Corporate Crime, LLC v. Lennar Corporation

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-1134 · judgment December 3, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 7, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 3%–10%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Third Circuit decision below, and a business petitioner, and down for a business respondent.

Question presented

This petition for a writ of certiorari raises a matter of exceptional importance — whether or not a false claims act qui tam claim on behalf of the public may be released in a bankruptcy case prior to the appropriate government official obtaining knowledge of and having an opportunity to even investigate the claim?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Edward Barnes
Barnes law

For respondent
David Marroso
O' Melveny & Myers, LLP

Case

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 7, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jun 07 2021
Petition DENIED.
May 18 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
May 13 2021
Waiver of right of respondent Lennar Corporation to respond filed.
May 03 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2021)