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Darrell Gaebel v. United States Polo Association

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-1666 · judgment June 20, 2023

Certiorari denied · October 30, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a private association can commit actionable defamation by publicizing defamatory material during a legally improper disciplinary hearing, even if the hearing ends without disciplinary action. In other words, can a private association use an unlawful process itself as the means of defaming a member?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Teresa Nicole Taylor
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

For respondent
Heather Marie Fields
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 30 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
  3. Sep 26 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States Polo Association to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 18 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2023)
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