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Ronald Lee Blake v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 18-5069 · judgment July 9, 2018

Certiorari denied · April 29, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Court should resolve the following question: can federal law enforcement employment determinations be based upon a state felony conviction that was expunged by operation of law within the state of original jurisdiction.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ronald Lee Blake Jr.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Apr 29 2019
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Apr 10 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
Apr 01 2019
Waiver of right of respondent Federal Bureau of Investigation to respond filed.
Jan 08 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2019)