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Roger Brown v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-11607 · judgment February 4, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 18, 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

Both the lower Courts’ decisions contradict cases within its own circuit, other circuits, and this Court’s precedent in Thacker v TVA. Please consider these questions. A. Does Thacker v TVA apply to a similar “sue and be sued” body in determining Eleventh Amendment immunity for a State's “Arm-of-the-State” corporate entity when conducting commercial activities? B. Does the commercial versus governmental activity test in Thacker v TVA over ride or modify the Eleventh Circuit's four [4] prong test in determining Eleventh Amendment immunity for a State's "Armof-the-State" corporate entity? C. Did the Eleventh Circuit err by applying their four prong test in the abstract and too narrowly? Secondary Issue Questions: If the Court Pleases, for judicial economy, please consider these questions raised in the District and Appeals Court that Brown faces on his journey to justice with a Florida jury. D. Are Florida laws that impairs contracts unconstitutional? E. Are Florida’s limits on punitive damages unconstitutional? F. Are lack of pro se fee awards unconstitutional? n

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Roger Brown

For respondent
Maureen Genevieve Pearcy
Paul R. Pearcy , P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 13 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 23 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
  3. Nov 10 2021
  4. Oct 18 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Sep 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  6. Aug 24 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to respond filed.
  7. Aug 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2021)