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Michael Faust, Director, Arizona Department of Child Safety v. B. K., By Her Next Friend Margaret Tinsley, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-17502 · judgment April 26, 2019

Certiorari denied · March 23, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 32% cert probability (95% interval 22%–43%)

Before the decision, about 7.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a state or local-government petitioner, and a Ninth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

DANIEL P. QUIGLEY COHEN DOWD QUIGLEY P.C. The Camelback Esplanade One 2425 E. Camelback Rd. Suite 1100 Phoenix, AZ 85016

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC

For respondent
Joel W. Nomkin
Perkins Coie LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
19A364

Proceedings

  1. Mar 23 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
  3. Mar 04 2020
    Reply of petitioner Michael Faust filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 14 2020
    Brief of respondents B.K., by her next friend Margaret Tinsley,et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Jan 15 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Secretaries' Innovation Group filed.
  6. Jan 15 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Childhelp, Inc. filed.
  7. Jan 10 2020
    Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed.
  8. Jan 07 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2020.
  9. Jan 06 2020
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Michael Faust.
  10. Jan 03 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 15, 2020 to February 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Dec 12 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 15, 2020)
  12. Nov 04 2019
    Application (19A364) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 12, 2019.
  13. Oct 31 2019
    Application (19A364) to extend further the time from November 13, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
  14. Oct 31 2019
    Application of Michael Faust for a further extension of time not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2019 -- Duplicate submission)
  15. Oct 01 2019
    Application (19A364) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 13, 2019 to November 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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  16. Oct 01 2019
    Application (19A364) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 13, 2019.