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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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?

For petitioner
Charles Allen Richards

For respondent
Rebbecca E. Reif
Ahlers & Cooney, PC

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
18A228

Jan 22 2019
Petition DENIED.
Jan 03 2019
Waiver of right of respondent City of Des Moines Police Department to respond filed.
Jan 02 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
Dec 17 2018
Waiver of right of respondents Drake University, Mark Risvold, Brett Tamminga to respond filed.
Nov 10 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)
Aug 31 2018
Application (18A228) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until November 11, 2018.
Aug 27 2018
Application (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.
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