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Priscilla Lefebure v. Samuel D'Aquilla, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Attorney

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-30702, 19-30989 · judgment October 5, 2021

Certiorari denied · May 16, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–8%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Whether a rape victim has Article III standing to sue for damages when the invidiously discriminatory policies of a district attorney’s office are causally connected to the sexual assault she suffered.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kenneth Winston Starr
The Lanier Law Firm

For respondent
Ralph R. Alexis III
Porteous, Hainkel and Johnson, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
21A291

Proceedings

  1. May 16 2022
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, et al. GRANTED.
  2. May 16 2022
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Conservative Union GRANTED.
  3. May 16 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Apr 26 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
  5. Apr 22 2022
    Reply of petitioner Priscilla Lefebure filed. (Distributed)
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  6. Apr 11 2022
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Conservative Union.
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  7. Apr 08 2022
    Brief of respondent Samuel D’Aquilla, Individually and in his Official Capacity as District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District in opposition filed.
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  8. Apr 08 2022
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, et al.
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  9. Mar 04 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022)
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  10. Jan 03 2022
    Application (21A291) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 4, 2022.
  11. Dec 16 2021
    Application (21A291) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 3, 2022 to March 4, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
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