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James R. Young v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-11478 · judgment August 19, 2020


Certiorari denied · December 7, 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

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
James R. Young

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 07 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 10 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
  3. Nov 04 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 19 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)