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Vincenzo Oppedisano v. Lynda Zur
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2955 · judgment September 19, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 27, 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 a federal court sitting in diversity may treat a single factor as dispositive in assessing partnership formation, contrary to this Court’s precedent and controlling state law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Vincent Caruso
Cuddy & Feder LLP
For respondent
Daniel DeSouza
DeSouza Law, P.A.
Proceedings
- Apr 27 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
- Mar 23 2026Brief of respondent Lynda Zur in opposition filed.
- Feb 17 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
- Oct 24 2025Application (25A466) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 16, 2026.
- Oct 21 2025Application (25A466) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 18, 2025 to February 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.