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Peter R. Rumbin v. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-3488 · judgment July 8, 2019

Certiorari denied · April 20, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether the courts should overrule the decision of the District Court of Connecticut (11-cv-904 (CSH)), which granted the Respondents’ motion to dismiss the action. This decision violates the black letter law in the decision Plaut v. Spendthrift Farms, 514 U.S. 211 (1995) and U.S. Government v. Espinosa, March 23, 2010.
Whether the court should question the constitutionality of the Government resorting to “Self-Help” in order to do an “end run” around a prior court ruling.
Whether the U.S. Government should be allowed to make an unlawful seizure of money and property without due process.

For petitioner
Ira B Grudberg

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Apr 20 2020
Petition DENIED.
Apr 01 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
Mar 24 2020
Waiver of right of respondent Duncan, U.S. Department of Education and Treasury, Arne, et al. to respond filed.
Nov 05 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 9, 2020)