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Roy J. Meidinger v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2020-1518 · judgment March 8, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 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

The questions presented for review, deal with aspects of a single subject matter reference, The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109—432, div. A, title IV, §406(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2958. (26 USC § 7623(b)) (l) What are each courts’ jurisdiction authority and limitations of Whistleblower contracts of the Tax Court, and the Federal Claims Court, created under 26 USC § 7623(b)?

  1. What are each courts’ jurisdiction authority and limitations of Whistleblower Office administrative procedures by the Tax Court, and the Federal Claims Court, created under The Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006?

  2. Whether, under 26 USC § 7623(b), can a Whistleblower have a contractual relationship with the IRS Whistlbler Office without an express contract?

  3. When is the contract formed between the Whistleblower and the IRS Whistleblower Office?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Roy Meidinger

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 06 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  3. Oct 19 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jul 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  6. Jul 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Jun 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 15, 2021)