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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Almonte Stream Food Corporation

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-438 · judgment November 6, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 1, 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.

Question presented

Whether inexcusable error or neglect by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Clerk by not ruling for default judgment since the defendant did not appear according to Cir Rules U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Circuit rule 12.3(a). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit should have followed the rules of the Court for default Judgment, when a party does not appear before the Court according to the rule of the Court.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 01 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 12 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
  3. Jan 11 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2024)