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B&G Foods North America, Inc. v. Kim Embry, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-16971 · judgment March 17, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 6%–11%)

Before the decision, about 2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Whether the judge-made Noerr-Pennington doctrine immunizes state actors who seek to enforce unconstitutional laws and regulations.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Forrest A. Hainline III
BraunHagey & Borden LLP

For respondent
Craig M. Nicholas
Nicholas &

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 10 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Aug 08 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Kim Embry, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Jul 25 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2022)