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Susan Stanford v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2016-1990 · judgment July 19, 2017

Certiorari denied · May 14, 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.

Question presented

I. Is the prejudgment seizure and sale of private property by a receiver appointed by a Court at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission a Taking under the Fifth Amendment that entitles Petitioner to make a claim for compensation? II. If a Taking occurs by the judicial branch of the Federal government, does the United States Court of Federal Claims have jurisdiction to award compensation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael D. Sydow
The Sydow Firm

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
17A379

Proceedings

  1. May 14 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
  3. Apr 04 2018
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  4. Mar 19 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 4, 2018.
  5. Mar 16 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 22, 2018 to April 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Feb 14 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 22, 2018.
  7. Feb 13 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2018 to March 22, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Jan 18 2018
    Response Requested. (Due February 20, 2018)
  9. Jan 10 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
  10. Jan 04 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  11. Dec 01 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2018)
  12. Oct 06 2017
    Application (17A379) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 1, 2017.
  13. Oct 04 2017
    Application (17A379) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2017 to December 1, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.