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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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)