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Roman Melikov v. Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-15901 · judgment August 1, 2023


Certiorari denied · February 26, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Does the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, 23 U.S.C. § 101-179, grant an express or implied pri­ vate cause of action for an automobile accident at any time if a highway was once constructed and/or renovated with Federal-aid highway funds?

  2. Does the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, 23 U.S.C. § 101-179, grant an express or implied pri­ vate cause of action for an automobile accident on a highway in limited circumstances, such as, when an accident occurs at the time such a highway is being constructed or renovated by a contractor, such as Ghilotti Bros., Inc., under a contract uti­ lizing Federal-aid highway funds?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Roman Melikov

For respondent
Don Willenburg
Gordon & Rees

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 26 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 07 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
  3. Jan 31 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Ghilotti Bros., Inc. to respond filed.
  4. Nov 10 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2024)