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Stephen Busch, et al. v. Tamara Nappier, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-1401 · judgment April 16, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 13% cert probability (95% interval 8%–20%)

Before the decision, about 3.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

MICHAEL JOHN PATTWELL THADDEUS E. MORGAN JAY M. BERGER FRASER TREBILCOCK CHRISTOPHER B. CLARE 124 W. Allegan Street CLARK HILL PLC Suite 1000 500 Woodward Ave. Lansing, MI 48933 Suite 3500 (517) 377-0877 Detroit, MI 48226 tmorgan@fraserlawfirm.com

  1. 318-3043 Counsel for Petitioner mpattwell@clarkhill.com Shekter Smith Counsel for Petitioners Wurfel & Wyant PHILIP A. GRASHOFF, JR. DENNIS K. EGAN KRISTA A. JACKSON KOTZ SANGSTER WYSOCKI 36700 Woodward Ave. Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

  2. 646-2073 pgrashoff@kotzsangster.com Counsel for Petitioner Busch

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John J. Bursch
Alliance Defending Freedom

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 29 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jul 11 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2018)