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Vincent W. Shack v. NBC Universal Media, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-55921 · judgment September 17, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Does the law afford the means to prevent and redress alleged civil right abuse by public officers and agencies? " The court allowed the use of United States Constitutional Rights to be granted to one at the expense of another" Does governmental privileges extend to federal agents who clearly violate constitutional rights and act outside their authority? Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Vincent W. Shack

For respondent
Paul Karsten Schrieffer
P.K. SCHRIEFFER LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 02 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 24 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 13 2021
    Reply of petitioner Vincent W. Shack filed. (Distributed)
  6. May 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
  7. Apr 21 2021
    Brief of respondents NBC Universal Media, LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
  8. Jan 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2021)