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Lexington Insurance Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Martin A. Mueller, Judge, Cabazon Reservation Court, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-55144, 23-55193 · judgment December 6, 2024
Before the decision, about 11.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether a tribal court can exercise jurisdiction over nonmembers of the tribe based on off-reservation conduct.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Miguel A. Estrada
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
For respondent
Glenn M. Feldman
Procopio
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, May 19, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 19 2025Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Apr 29 2025Reply of petitioner Lexington Insurance Company filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 15 2025Brief of respondents Martin Mueller, et al. in opposition filed.
- Mar 24 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2025.
- Mar 21 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2025 to April 25, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 20 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2025)