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StarKist Co., et al. v. Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc., On Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-56514 · judgment April 8, 2022


Certiorari denied · November 14, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 22% cert probability (95% interval 16%–28%)

Before the decision, about 5.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition, and down for a business respondent.

Questions presented

  1. Whether, and in what circumstances, the presence of uninjured class members precludes the certification of a class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3).

  2. Whether, and in what circumstances, a plaintiff may rely on representative evidence such as averaging assumptions to establish classwide proof of injury to satisfy Rule 23’s requirements.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gregory George Garre
Latham & Watkins LLP

For respondent
David C. Frederick
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
21A860

Proceedings

  1. Nov 14 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 25 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
  3. Oct 25 2022
    Reply of petitioners StarKist Co., et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 11 2022
    Brief of respondents Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 09 2022
    Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. is not accepted for filing.(Corrected version to be submitted) (September 09, 2022)
  6. Sep 09 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.
  7. Sep 09 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
  8. Sep 08 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
  9. Sep 06 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2022.
  10. Sep 03 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 9, 2022 to October 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Aug 08 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 9, 2022)
  12. Jun 27 2022
    Application (21A860) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 8, 2022.
  13. Jun 23 2022
    Application (21A860) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 7, 2022 to August 8, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.