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Damian Phillips v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 16-2358 · judgment February 21, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 9, 2018
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 a claimant in a civil forfeiture proceeding has established sufficient Article III standing to withstand summary judgment and proceed to trial where he has produced uncontroverted supporting evidence from a thirdparty. 11 t

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Damian Phillips

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 09 2018
    Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Sep 19 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
  3. Sep 10 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 22 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2018)