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Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al. v. Nathaniel Silva, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2103 · judgment December 22, 2025


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, a business petitioner, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

MICHAEL S. MCINTOSH JOSHUA B. WAXMAN LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C JAMES C. CROWLEY 1800 TYSONS BOULEVARD LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. SUITE 500 815 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, TYSONS CORNER, VA 22102 NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Francois Friedman
Littler Mendelson, P.C.

For respondent
Harold Louis Lichten
Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 23 2026
    Brief amicus curiae of American Bakers Association filed. (Distributed)
  3. Apr 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  4. Apr 20 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Nathaniel Silva, et al. to respond filed.
  5. Mar 23 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2026)