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Lynn Brown, as Appointed Successor and Representative of Now Deceased Howard M. Berry v. Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 21-5230 · judgment March 31, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 12% cert probability (95% interval 8%–18%)

Before the decision, about 2.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a D.C. Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Whether the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) incorporates a presumption of “unusual deference” in all cases involving the military.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lauren M. Burke
Judicial Watch, Inc.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Aug 01 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Christine E. Wormuth, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 01 2022
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by America First Policy Institute, et al. (Distributed)
  5. Jun 28 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2022)