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Harry Barnett v. Menard, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 20-1024 · judgment March 23, 2021

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether a district judge has the power to enact a local rule that contravenes the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harry Barnett

For respondent
Kanav Bhatheja
Cremer Law, LLC

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 22, 2022 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 13 2022
    Brief of respondent Menard, Inc. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Oct 04 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixProof of Service