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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

  1. May 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 13 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
  3. Jan 31 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  4. Jan 30 2024
    Reply of petitioners Hearst Newspapers L.L.C. & Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Jan 17 2024
    Brief of respondent Antonio Martinelli in opposition filed.
  6. Dec 18 2023
    Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2024)
  7. Dec 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  8. Dec 05 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Antonio Martinelli to respond filed.
  9. Nov 02 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)