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Darren Commander v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 17-2443 · judgment May 25, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 3, 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

Was the Third Circuit's standard for willfulness under 26 U.S.C. § 6672(a) too lax for situations that at best are mere negligence in conflict with the standard articulated by the Second and Sixth Circuits? Was summary judgment inappropriate in light of the record of evidence demonstrating a clear dispute of facts as to the question of the willfulness of the Petitioner?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Darren Commander

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 03 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 13 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
  3. Nov 07 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Aug 23 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2018)