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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)