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Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Tennessee Department of Revenue, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-5553 · judgment August 31, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 24, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

JAMES W. MCBRIDE MISTY SMITH KELLEY BAKER, DONELSON, BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC BERKOWITZ, PC 901 K Street, NW 633 Chestnut Street Suite 900 Suite 1900 Washington, DC 20001 Chattanooga, TN 37450 (202) 508-3467 (423) 209-4148

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For respondent
Talmage Mims Watts
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Proceedings

Jun 24 2019
Petition DENIED.
Jun 04 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Apr 10 2019
Rescheduled.
Apr 02 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
Apr 02 2019
Reply of petitioner Illinois Central Railroad Company filed. (Distributed)
Mar 15 2019
Brief of respondents Tennessee Department of Revenue, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 13 2019
Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2019)
Feb 06 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
Feb 06 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Tax Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Feb 06 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Tennessee Railroad Association filed. (Distributed)
Feb 05 2019
Letter of February 5, 2019, from counsel for petitioner received.
Feb 05 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. (Distributed)(2/12/2019)
Feb 01 2019
Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee Department of Revenue, et al. to respond filed.
Jan 02 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)