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Boat Santa Rita II, Inc. v. Magnus Aadland
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 24-1003, 24-1039 · judgment March 17, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Arthur Regan
Regan & Kiely LLP
For respondent
Scott Wesley Lang
Lang, Xifaras and Bullard
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Sep 26 2025Joint stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed by petitioner.
- Sep 26 2025Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
- Jul 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 16 2025Waiver of right of respondent Magnus Aadland to respond filed.
- Jun 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2025)