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Jan Rouven Fuechtener v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-10097 · judgment March 9, 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 the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment is violated when an appeal as of right is heard and disposed of by a motions panel, rather than a merits panel.

For petitioner
Brandon Creighton Sample
Brandon Sample PLLC

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Nov 16 2020
Petition DENIED.
Oct 28 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
Oct 21 2020
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Oct 13 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)