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Shop Rite, Incorporated v. Small Business Administration
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-30028 · judgment November 14, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 6, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether administrative agency enforcement action that reflects internally contradictory reasoning or inconsistent interpretation of applicable regulatory standards is arbitrary and capricious per se. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christopher L Zaunbrecher
Briney Foret Corry, L.L.P.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 06 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Mar 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
- Feb 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)