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The Kroger Co., dba Fred Meyer, Inc. v. Elisha Solano, Individually and on Behalf of Other Customers, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-536 · judgment May 19, 2026


17%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
95% interval 13%–22%
Conference-stage estimate: 5%
Rule 10: dissent below, circuit split argued
GVR risk 2%

About 4.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

The question presented in this case is the same as the one this Court granted certiorari to resolve in Lab’y Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Davis, 145 S. Ct. 1133 (2025): Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Reid Sigel
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

For respondent
Michael Robert Fuller
Underdog Law Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Sep 03 2026
    Response Requested. (Due October 5, 2026)
  2. Sep 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 31 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Elisha Solano, Individually and on Behalf of Other Customers, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 17 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2026)