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Paul E. Cooper v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 18-0282 · judgment February 12, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 17, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces below, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a petition citing one or two dissents.

Question presented

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces exceeded its statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 867(c) when it took action with respect to a matter of fact.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Maryann Nowak McGuire
Department of Navy, Appellate Defense Division

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 17, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jun 17 2019
Petition DENIED.
May 28 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
May 20 2019
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
May 13 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 13, 2019)