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Robert Kinghorn, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2019-2101 · judgment May 18, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021

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

What is the correct legal standard of review for determining a Motion to Intervene as of right as well as a Motion to Permissively Intervene when the United States Courts of Appeals are split on the appropriate standard of review.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven Roger Schooley
The Schooley Law Firm

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

Jun 01 2021
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioners DENIED.
May 11 2021
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
Apr 22 2021
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioners.
Main Document Proof of Service Other
Feb 05 2021
Petition of Steven Schooley for rehearing not accepted for filing. (Paper filing not received - April 9, 2021)
Jan 11 2021
Petition DENIED.
Dec 09 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Dec 07 2020
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Nov 03 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service