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James W. Richards, IV v. Barbara M. Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 19-0093/AF · judgment January 31, 2019


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Clifford Bruegger
U.S. Air Force

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
18A1205

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
  3. Apr 21 2020
    Reply of petitioner James Richards filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 25 2020
    Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 8, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  5. Mar 25 2020
    Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 22, 2020, granted.
  6. Mar 23 2020
    Brief of respondents Barbara M. Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. in opposition filed.
  7. Jan 21 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 23, 2020.
  8. Jan 17 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Nov 12 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 21, 2020.
  10. Nov 08 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 21, 2019 to January 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Oct 10 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 21, 2019.
  12. Oct 09 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2019 to November 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Sep 05 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2019.
  14. Sep 04 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 13, 2019 to October 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Aug 14 2019
    Response Requested. (Due September 13, 2019)
  16. Jul 31 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  17. Jul 17 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Donovan, Matthew, et al. to respond filed.
  18. Jul 08 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 9, 2019)
  19. May 22 2019
    Application (18A1205) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 9, 2019.
  20. May 20 2019
    Application (18A1205) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 30, 2019 to July 9, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.