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Otis Crandel, as Dependent Administrator of and on Behalf of Billy Wayne Worl, Jr., et al. v. Dalena Hall, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-10360, 22-10361

Certiorari denied · February 20, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 64% cert probability (95% interval 48%–77%)

Before the decision, about 15.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner and a Fifth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

OTIS CRANDEL, AS DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF, AND ON BEHALF OF BILLY WAYNE WORL, JR., EMILY GARCIA, JAMES MATTHEW GARCIA, AND JARED ANDREW GARCIA, INDIVIDUALLY, THE ESTATE OF BRENDA KAYE WORL, AND BRENDA KAY WORL’S HEIRS-AT-LAW; BILLY WAYNE WORL, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, Petitioners, v. VEGAS HASTINGS AND DANIEL PIPER, Respondents. ____________________ SHANON EDMISTON, INDIVIDUALLY; HELEN HOLMAN, AS DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF, AND ON BEHALF OF LISA WILLIAMS A/K/A LISA SCHUBERT, E.S., J.S. #1, J.S. #1; SHANON EDMISTON, THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT SCHUBERT, JR., AND JOHN ROBERT SCHUBERT, JR.’S HEIRS-AT-LAW, Petitioners, v. OSCAR BORREGO, SR., OSCAR E. CARRILLO, AND PETER E. MELENDEZ, Respondents.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGow
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

For respondent
Grant D. Blaies
Blaies & Hightower LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 31 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  3. Jan 25 2024
    Reply of petitioners Otis Crandel, as Dependent Administrator of and on Behalf of Billy Wayne Worl, Jr., et al. filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Jan 11 2024
    Brief of respondents Vegas Hastings and Daniel Piper in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Jan 11 2024
    Brief of respondents Oscar Borrego, Sr., Oscar E. Carrillo, and Peter E. Melendez in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  6. Jan 11 2024
    Brief of respondents Dalena Hall and Cari Renea McGowen in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  7. Jan 09 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of National Sheriffs' Association filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  8. Nov 08 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 11, 2024, for all respondents.
  9. Nov 07 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 27, 2023 to January 11, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  10. Oct 27 2023
    Response Requested. (Due November 27, 2023)
  11. Oct 24 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
  12. Oct 03 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Dalena Hall and Cari Renea McGowen to respond filed.
    Main Document
  13. Sep 29 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Oscar Borrego, Sr., Oscar E. Carrillo, and Peter E. Melendez to respond filed.
    Main Document
  14. Sep 28 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Vegas Hastings and Daniel Piper to respond filed.
    Main Document
  15. Sep 22 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service