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Patrick Cook, et al. v. Melissa Mays, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 16-2484 · judgment September 11, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 13% cert probability (95% interval 8%–21%)

Before the decision, about 3.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing three to ten dissents, and a dissent in the court below.

Questions presented

MICHAEL JOHN PATTWELL THADDEUS E. MORGAN JAY M. BERGER FRASER TREBILCOCK CHRISTOPHER B. CLARE 124 W. Allegan Street CLARK HILL PLC Suite 1000 500 Woodward Ave. Lansing, MI 48933 Suite 3500 Detroit, MI 48226 (517) 377-0877

  1. 318-3043 tmorgan@fraserlawfirm.com mpattwell@clarkhill.com Counsel for Petitioner Counsel for Petitioner Shekter Smith Wurfel PHILIP A. GRASHOFF, JR. DENNIS K. EGAN KRISTA A. JACKSON KOTZ SANGSTER WYSOCKI 36700 Woodward Ave. Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

  2. 965-8300 pgrashoff@kotzsangster.com Counsel for Petitioner Busch

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John J. Bursch
Alliance Defending Freedom

For respondent
Deborah LaBelle
Law Offices of Deborah LaBelle

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, April 16, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  3. Mar 16 2018
    Waiver of right of respondents Melissa Mays, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Feb 13 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2018)