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Shilo Abell v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 20-1120 · judgment January 15, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether Congress intended to deprive married spouses of rights to their husband’s pensions which are afforded to divorced spouses under Massachusetts law in violation of the Fourth Amendment and/or whether the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act violated Shilo Abell’s Fourth Amendment rights?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Peter Charles Horstmann
Law Offices of Peter Charles Horstmann

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 5, 2021)
    Petition