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Hearst Newspapers, L.L.C., et al. v. Antonio Martinelli
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-20333 · judgment April 13, 2023
Certiorari denied · May 20, 2024
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 circuit split argued in the petition, and a business petitioner.
Question presented
Whether the “discovery rule” applies to the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations for civil claims. 17 U.S.C. 507(b). (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan R. Donnellan
The Hearst Corporation
For respondent
Craig Benjamin Sanders
Sanders Law Group
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- May 20 2024Petition DENIED.
- May 13 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
- Jan 31 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
- Jan 30 2024Reply of petitioners Hearst Newspapers L.L.C. & Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 17 2024Brief of respondent Antonio Martinelli in opposition filed.
- Dec 18 2023Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2024)
- Dec 13 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
- Dec 05 2023Waiver of right of respondent Antonio Martinelli to respond filed.
- Nov 02 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)