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Donna M. Gilbert, et al. v. RADM Michael D. Weahkee, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-1484 · judgment December 4, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 14, 2021
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

Question (Rule 14.1. (a)) The question is whether a federal agency is allowed to enter into a contract with a state non-profit corporation when the state non-profit corporation was established by the federal agency and does not meet the lawful eligibility requirements in violation of federal law and the due process rights of the Petitioners.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Lewis Goldstone

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 14 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
  3. May 14 2021
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Donna M. Gilbert, et al. submitted.
  4. May 07 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents United States to respond filed.
  5. Apr 14 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2021)