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Southern California Edison Company, et al. v. Orange County Transportation Authority
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55498 · judgment March 13, 2024
Certiorari denied · March 3, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a business petitioner.
Question presented
Whether the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause guarantees just compensation when the government forces a privately owned utility to relocate its facilities to make way for a public transit project.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Julian Wing-Kai Poon
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
For respondent
David Allen DeBerry
Woodruff & Smart
Proceedings
- Mar 03 2025Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2025Brief amicus curiae of Edison Electric Institute filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
- Feb 10 2025Rule 12.6 letter of party interest of Southern California Gas Company received.
- Feb 06 2025Waiver of right of respondent Orange County Transportation Authority to respond filed.
- Jan 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2025)
- Nov 01 2024Application (24A437) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 16, 2025.
- Oct 30 2024Application (24A437) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 17, 2024 to January 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.