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Temor S. Sharifi v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2019-2382 · judgment February 10, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 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

Petitioner was born in Afghanistan. He immigrated to the United States and became a United States citizen. His siblings and other relatives remained in Afghanistan and petitioner had real property in Afghanistan. Whether a United States citizen can be denied his Fifth Amendment rights to just compensation for property taken by the United States based upon foreign law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Carolyn L. Gaines
Attorney at law

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 21 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 16 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent The United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 11 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2021)