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Troy Lyndon v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 14-16733 · judgment March 14, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Did the District Court err in allowing an agency of the United States to contest and withhold exculpatory evidence when prosecuting a civil enforcement case against an individual? Did the District Court err in allowing an agency of the United States to contest and withhold evidence it had obligated itself to provide in the parties' settlement agreement?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Troy Lyndon

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, October 1, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 15 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Aug 07 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed.
  4. Jun 29 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2018)