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Saul Lassoff, et al. v. MGM Resorts International

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-2060 · judgment September 20, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the New Jersey District Court (Camden) or Third Circuit Appellate Court erred by denying FIRST TO FILE handicap Petitioners a PRECLUSION ORDER to maintain their chosen venue of Camden New Jersey against an "International" corporation with unlimited resources without Discovery?

  2. Whether the New Jersey District Court (Camden) or Third Circuit Appellate Court erred in not allowing FIRST TO FILE Petitioners the opportunity to RESPOND before (a) denying their PRECLUSION ORDER and/or (b) issuing its Opinion/Order which transferred venue across the United States from Camden New Jersey to the District of Nevada?

  3. Whether the First To File Rule is available and enforceable for Petitioners to maintain their chosen venue and prevent Defendants from forum shopping and creating duplicate litigation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel Jarrad Lassoff
Lassoff Law LLC

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Dec 18 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)