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Abel Belmonte v. City of Dallas, Texas

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-10163 · judgment April 12, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
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

1, Whether under the!4 amendment and in addition to title 7 and 42 U.S.C.§200e-16(a) (race, color, religion, sex or national origin) a claim on, and/or could be brought against the City of Dallas in claiming it has sovereign immunity? 2. Whether the Judiciary has authority to overrule the 14th amendment in addition to title 7 and 42 U,S.C.§200e-16(a) (race, color, religion, sex or national origin) on, and/or basis of sovereign immunity?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Abel Belmonte

For respondent
Lyudmyla Chuba
City Attorney's Office, City of Dallas

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Aug 04 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Dallas to respond filed.
  4. Jul 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)