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Edward Blackorby v. BNSF Railway Company

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 15-3192 · judgment February 27, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 2, 2017
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Thomas Goldberg
Donahue & Goldberg, LLP

For respondent
Bryan Patrick Neal

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
16A1233

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 05 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes filed. (Distributed)
  3. Aug 29 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
  4. Aug 16 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.
  5. Aug 03 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent BNSF Railway Company to respond filed.
  6. Aug 02 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2017)
  7. Jun 19 2017
    Application (16A1233) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 2, 2017.
  8. Jun 14 2017
    Application (16A1233) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2017 to August 2, 2017, submitted to Justice Alito.