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Olympic Collection, Inc., et al. v. Aklilu Yohannes

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-36059 · judgment August 13, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 28, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 4%–8%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a business petitioner.

Question presented

Whether Petitioner Akilu Yohannes’s (“Yohannes”) challenge to an interlocutory order provides a basis for certiorari. W hether cer tiorar i should be g ranted where considerations governing review on certiorari under Rule 10 have not been met. The following questions for a conditional cross-petition of Respondents Olympic Collection, Inc., Farooq Ansari, Susan Cable, and Norman Martin (collectively “Olympic”), apply only if certiorari were to be granted. Whether Olympic is a private collection agency that is not a state actor for purposes of a due process claim. Whether an as-applied due process claim can be brought based on an alleged failure to follow a state statute. Whether this lawsuit should be dismissed if the sole remaining claim is dismissed. Whether the Court should grant certiorari on crosspetition to determine to answer the above questions.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marc Rosenberg
Lee, Smart, PS, Inc.

For respondent
Aklilu Yohannes

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 24-833

Proceedings

  1. Apr 28 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
  3. Mar 18 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Aklilu Yohannes to respond filed.
  4. Feb 24 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2025)