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Charles Allen Richards v. City of Des Moines Police Department, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 17-2656 · judgment May 3, 2018
Certiorari denied · January 22, 2019
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 Charles Richards exercise a right protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States when he approached the legal clinic operated by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, for legal assistance?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Charles Allen Richards
For respondent
Rebbecca E. Reif
Ahlers & Cooney, PC
Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
18A228
Order
Order list, January 22, 2019 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 22 2019Petition DENIED.
- Jan 03 2019Waiver of right of respondent City of Des Moines Police Department to respond filed.
- Jan 02 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
- Dec 17 2018Waiver of right of respondents Drake University, Mark Risvold, Brett Tamminga to respond filed.
- Nov 10 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)
- Aug 31 2018Application (18A228) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until November 11, 2018.
- Aug 27 2018Application (18A228) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 12, 2018 to November 11, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.