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Mary Lou Vosburgh, et al. v. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 19-259 · judgment October 2, 2019

Certiorari denied · April 6, 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.

Question presented

When a government actor deprives an individual of his liberty interest in his reputation, is a state court proceeding in the nature of mandamus to compel a name-clearing hearing adequate due process. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that it was.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Phillip Geordee Steck
Cooper Erving & Savage LLP

For respondent
Patrick Joseph Fitzgerald III
Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 06 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 18 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
  3. Mar 03 2020
    Brief of respondents Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Feb 04 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2020)