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Jessica Cooke v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-3911 · judgment March 7, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 24, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 49% cert probability (95% interval 35%–63%)

Before the decision, about 11.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

Whether the common-law “mailbox rule” applies to claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
Jenner and Block LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 24, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jun 24 2019
Petition DENIED.
Jun 04 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Jun 03 2019
Reply of petitioner Jessica Cooke filed.
May 30 2019
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 28 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 30, 2019.
May 24 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 29, 2019 to May 30, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 25 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 29, 2019.
Apr 24 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 29, 2019 to May 29, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 29 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2019)