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SBFO Operator No. 3, LLC, et al. v. Onex Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-1786 · judgment May 8, 2024


Certiorari denied · November 12, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Questions presented

This petition presents three questions on which the circuits disagree:

  1. Does a boilerplate release, induced as an integral part of a wire fraud scheme before a plaintiff learns of the fraud, immunize the defendant from RICO liability arising out of that scheme?

  2. May the same release operate prospectively, absolving a RICO defendant of violations and injuries that arise after the release was signed?

  3. When a party requests first-time leave to amend in opposition to a dispositive motion, and explains why the proposed claim to be added is plausible, may the court deny leave merely because the party had not yet filed a separate, formal motion for leave?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jason Toji Calabro
CALABRO | LAW OFFICE

For respondent
Peter L. Simmons
Fried,Frank, et al.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 12 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 23 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
  3. Oct 18 2024
    Reply of petitioners SBFO Operator No. 3, LLC, et al. filed.
  4. Oct 10 2024
    Brief of respondents Onex Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 06 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2024)