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James McCullars v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 15-2447 · judgment December 7, 2017

Certiorari denied · February 19, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the proof at trial which established that petitioner was only engaged in private, closed communications – either one-to-one, or among a small group of twelve or fewer peers – rendered his conduct within §2251(d)’s advertising ambit.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David S. Mejia

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 19, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 19 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
  3. Jan 15 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 26 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)