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Lloyds Banking Group PLC, et al. v. Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-1569, 17-1915, 17-1989, 17-2056, 17-2343, 17-2347, 17-2351, 17-2352, 17-2360, 17-2376, 17-2381, 17-2383, 17-2413 · judgment December 30, 2021

Certiorari denied · June 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 28% cert probability (95% interval 20%–38%)

Before the decision, about 6.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a Second Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether a court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant merely because the defendant’s alleged co-conspirator took foreseeable actions in the forum in furtherance of an alleged conspiracy, even though the defendant did not direct, control, or supervise the alleged co-conspirator.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
Daniel L. Brockett
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 21 2022
    Petition DENIED. The Chief Justice, Justice Kagan and Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jun 13 2022
    Rescheduled.
  3. Jun 13 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
  4. Jun 06 2022
    Rescheduled.
  5. Jun 06 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
  6. May 31 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
  7. May 24 2022
    Rescheduled.
  8. May 23 2022
    Rescheduled.
  9. May 23 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
  10. May 16 2022
    Rescheduled.
  11. May 16 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
  12. Apr 20 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
  13. Apr 13 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  14. Apr 13 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents Respondents City of Houston, The Regents of the University of California; East Bay Municipal Utility District; San Diego Association of Governments; et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  15. Apr 11 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents The Schwab Respondents; Ellen Gelboim; Linda Zacher to respond filed.
    Main Document
  16. Apr 11 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the City of New Britain, Vistra Energy Corporation, Yale University, and Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Inc. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  17. Mar 09 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service