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Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2019-2368, 2019-2369

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 21% cert probability (95% interval 12%–35%)

Before the decision, about 5.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a dissent in the court below, and down for a business respondent.

Question presented

Whether administrative patent judges are “principal” or “inferior” Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Andrew Perry
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Miscellaneous (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Related
Vide, 20-271, 20-273, 20-414, 20-679, 20-74

Order
Order list, June 28, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 28 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 21 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
  3. Nov 17 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
  4. Jul 24 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)