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Sergeant Fred Cueto, et al. v. Hasmik Jasmine Chinaryan, Individually and as Guardian ad Litem for NEC, a Minor, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-56237, 22-55168 · judgment August 14, 2024
Before the decision, about 2.1× 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 dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Given a jury verdict and resulting judgment in a civil case, does the appellant generally have the burden to show that any error was prejudicial to the final judgment or does the burden shift to the appellee to affirmatively prove harmless error?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Martin Walsh
City of Los Angeles, City Attorney
For respondent
John Christopher Burton
The Law Offices of John Burton
Proceedings
- Apr 21 2025Petition DENIED.
- Apr 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
- Mar 26 2025Waiver of right of respondent Hasmik J. Chinaryan, et al. to respond filed.
- Mar 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2025)
- Nov 15 2024Application (24A487) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 2, 2025.
- Nov 13 2024Application (24A487) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 1, 2025 to March 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.