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The Paine College v. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-11088 · judgment April 16, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 16, 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

Whether under federal law a college’s right of common law due process is violated in its accreditation removal proceeding when one-half of the members of the decision-making body are improperly appointed or conflicted.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brent William Herrin
Small / Herrin, LLP

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 16 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
  3. Sep 11 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2020)