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Vahid Asrari v. Department of Homeland Security

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 17-1064 · judgment February 8, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
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 the Federal Circuit’s affirmation without an opinion failed to review the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB” or “the Board”) for substantial evidence, contrary to statutes and this Court’s precedent?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven D. Maslowski
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 13 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jun 04 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States Department of Homeland Security to respond filed.
  4. May 09 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 11, 2018)