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Laurence M. Fedora v. Merit Systems Protection Board, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2015-3039 · judgment February 16, 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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Alan Shumsky
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
  3. Dec 22 2017
    Reply of petitioner Laurence M. Fedora filed. (Distributed)
  4. Dec 14 2017
    Corrected brief of Merit Systems Protection Board, et al. not accepted for filing. (December 18, 2017)
  5. Dec 13 2017
    Brief of respondents Merit Systems Protection Board, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed. VIDED.
  7. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed. VIDED.
  8. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program and National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. filed.
  9. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Government Employees filed. VIDED.
  10. Nov 02 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 13, 2017.
  11. Oct 06 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2017)