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Bart H. Rippl v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-3941 · judgment May 23, 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

Does the Fifth Amendment's "due process of law" guarantee apply to the specific language set forth in the Internal Revenue Code and other laws, and in substantive regulations?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bart H. Rippl

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 20 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2018)