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Ariyan Incorporated, dba Discount Corner, et al. v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-30335 · judgment March 21, 2022

Certiorari denied · October 17, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

RANDALL A. SMITH JOSEPH M. BRUNO, SR. SARAH A. LOWMAN DANIEL A. MEYER Smith & Fawer, L.L.C. Bruno & Bruno, L.L.P. 201 Saint Charles Avenue 855 Baronne Street Suite 3702 New Orleans, LA 70113 New Orleans, LA 70170 MICHAEL WHITAKER ALEXIS A. BUTLER The Whitaker Law Firm, APC 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70170

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert H. Thomas
Pacific Legal Foundation

For respondent
Alex Benjamin Rothenberg
Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
5 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Oct 17 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 28 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
  3. Sep 22 2022
    Reply of petitioners Ariyan, Incorporated, dba Discount Corner, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Sep 08 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Reason Foundation, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Sep 08 2022
    Brief of respondents Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Aug 18 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Owners' Counsel of America filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  7. Aug 17 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  8. Aug 09 2022
    Response Requested. (Due September 8, 2022)
  9. Aug 08 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Aug 04 2022
    Supplemental brief of petitioners Ariyan, Incorporated, dba Discount Corner, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  11. Jul 27 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  12. Jul 22 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  13. Jul 21 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  14. Jul 20 2022
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ariyan, Incorporated, dba Discount Corner, et al.
    Blanket Consent
  15. Jul 18 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceProof of Service