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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 11%–25%
Rule 10: circuit split argued
Conference-stage estimate: 6%

About 4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing more than ten dissents, and a Ninth Circuit decision below.

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

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Brief amicus curiae of The Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
  2. Oct 05 2026
    Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
  3. Sep 16 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2026.
  4. Sep 15 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 5, 2026 to November 4, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  5. Sep 03 2026
    Response Requested. (Due October 5, 2026)
  6. Sep 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  7. Aug 31 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Elisha Solano, Individually and on Behalf of Other Customers, et al. to respond filed.
  8. Aug 17 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2026)