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Alexander Gallo v. District of Columbia

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-7158 · judgment May 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 14, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether an eviction moratorium is a physical taking or appropriation of property?

  2. Whether Petitioner’s challenge to the District’s eviction moratorium states a claim under Lucas or Penn Central?

  3. Whether Petitioner’s challenge to the District’s eviction moratorium states a claim for impairment under the Contracts Clause?

  4. Whether the Contracts Clause is actionable under USC1983?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Saeid Baradaran Amini
The Law Offices of Saeid B. Amini

For respondent
Jeremy Ross Girton
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 14 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 17 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
  3. Sep 11 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent District of Columbia to respond filed.
  4. Sep 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2025)