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Jason Doherty v. Patricia Bice, Individually and as Dean of Student Affairs for Purchase College, State University of New York, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-1217 · judgment May 10, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 15, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Whether Compensatory Damages Available Under Title II of the ADA include Compensation for Emotional Distress?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
E. Christopher Murray
Rivkin Radler LLP

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 18 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
  3. Sep 10 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Patricia Bice, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 07 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2024)