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Blessing Nwosu v. 1600 West Loop South, L.L.C., et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-20079 · judgment December 12, 2025
2%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
(petition-stage, structural)
GVR risk 1%
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether an African American restaurant patron who was singled out and had a wool shawl forcibly placed on her without warning or consent while an entire restaurant of similarly- or more casuallydressed non-Black patrons sat undisturbed is barred from recovering under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 merely because she had the grace and composure to stay in the restaurant on behalf of her friend.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Randall Lee Kallinen
Kallinen Law PLLC
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Jul 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Apr 24 2026Application (25A1173) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 23, 2026.
- Apr 13 2026Application (25A1173) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 23, 2026 to May 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
- Apr 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2026)