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Guillermo Gray v. Killick Group, L.L.C.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-20295 · judgment August 28, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 21, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Husein Hadi
The Hadi Law Firm

For respondent
Steven Jon Knight
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams and Martin, PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 21 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 26 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
  3. Mar 24 2025
    Reply of petitioner Guillermo Gray filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 11 2025
    Brief of respondent Killick Group, L.L.C. in opposition filed.
  5. Feb 27 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 2, 2025 (30-day extension of time).
  6. Feb 26 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 3, 2025 to April 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Jan 29 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2025)