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Robert D. Vocke, Jr. v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2016-2390 · judgment February 17, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 16, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

For petitioner
Eric Alan Shumsky
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Proceedings

Jan 16 2018
Petition DENIED.
Dec 27 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Dec 22 2017
Reply of petitioner Rober D. Vocke, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 13 2017
Brief of respondent Merit Systems Protection Board in opposition filed.
Nov 13 2017
Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed. VIDED
Nov 13 2017
Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2017
Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program and National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. filed.
Nov 13 2017
Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Government Employees filed. VIDED.
Nov 02 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 13, 2017.
Oct 06 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2017)