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Warren Wexler v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 19-1436 · judgment April 24, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
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

Whether it is within the OWCP’S (Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs) discretion to not request a periodic report from the AP (attending physician) but to instead obtain a periodic report by scheduling a second opinion evaluation.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Warren Wexler

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 29 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Jul 22 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 06 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2020)