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Joyce Rowley v. City of New Bedford, Massachusetts

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-2000 · judgment September 24, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
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

Question #1 l.A. Does the harassment exception only apply to members of endangered species in captivity for breeding to promulgate the selected species to meet the goals of the Act? l.B. Did the First Circuit err in affirming the lower court's decision without performing a de novo review on the question of the harassment exception and on harm? l.C. Is the First Circuit opinion inconsistent with other courts by affirming substitution of the AZA for the USDA in determining compliance with the Animal Welfare Act? Question #2 Is the First Circuit opinion consistent with Federal Rule 65(a)(2) case law on consolidation of a preliminary injunction hearing with a trial on the merits and is it inconsistent with its own and Supreme Court rulings regarding consolidation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joyce E. Rowley

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Apr 07 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)