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Randal Jerome Dalavai, as Successor in Interest to Decedent Geetha Dalavai and son of Geetha Dalavai v. The Regents, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-55412 · judgment August 16, 2024
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Whether a hospital’s obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (“EMTALA”) ends when the patient is admitted to the hospital, as the Ninth Circuit held here, or even if the hospital properly admitted the patient, it may not release a patient with an emergency medical condition without first determining that the patient has actually stabilized, as at least two other Circuits have held.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson, Esq
For respondent
Cassidy C. Davenport
Cole Pedroza, LLP
Proceedings
- Mar 03 2025Petition DENIED.
- Feb 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
- Jan 23 2025Waiver of right of respondent The Regent of the University of California to respond filed.
- Dec 19 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 29, 2025)
- Oct 31 2024Application (24A420) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 31, 2024.
- Oct 25 2024Application (24A420) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 14, 2024 to December 31, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.