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Zachary Pulera v. Victoria Sarzant, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 19-2291 · judgment July 15, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 1, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Court should resolve the Seventh Circuit’s departure from the summary judgment standard articulated by this Court in Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242 (1986), by construing facts and reasonable inferences in favor of a moving party. Whether the Court should resolve the Seventh Circuit’s newly created causation standard in Civil Rights Cases that directly conflicts with Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit precedent.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephen Charles Willey
Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

For respondent
Remzy D. Bitar
Municipal Law & Litigation Group, S.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Mar 01 2021
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Feb 10 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Feb 08 2021
Waiver of right of respondents Sylvia Summer-Sgroi, Erica Rea, Denise Gilyani, Markella Reed to respond filed.
Feb 05 2021
Waiver of right of respondent Dr. Karen Butler to respond filed.
Feb 03 2021
Waiver of right of respondents Victoria Sarzant, et al. to respond filed.
Jan 14 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2021)