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City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council v. Rama, Inc., dba Discount Liquor

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Division, No. E2022-01506-COA-R3-CV · judgment October 6, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the action of the Tennessee Court of Appeals ordering a legislative body performing an administrative function violated separation of powers when it directed the City Council to approve the issuance of an alcohol license for this retail liquor store contrary to the Separation of Powers Clause of the United States Constitution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Phillip Alden Noblett
City Attorney’s Office

For respondent
Joshua Hixson
Law Office of Joshua E. Hixson

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Jul 24 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Rama, Inc., d/b/a Discount Liquor to respond filed.
  4. Jun 03 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2024)