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Brenda Bellay v. Officer Tyler Shue, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-12962 · judgment March 1, 2023

Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

In considering the standards set forth in Flury, should a Court of Appeals uphold the dismissal of a case with prejudice due to the spoilation of evidence when there are less severe sanctions available?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
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For respondent
Andrew Ian Dayes
Dayes Law Firm, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 20 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 01 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
  3. Oct 26 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
    Main Document
  4. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Aug 30 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  6. Aug 14 2023
    Brief of respondents Tyler Shue, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  7. Jul 11 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service