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William W. Spencer, Jr. v. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 16-2044 · judgment April 27, 2017

Certiorari denied · November 27, 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
Donna Williams Rucker

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 27 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 01 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
  3. Oct 27 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Mattis, James N. to respond filed.
  4. Jul 26 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2017)