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Roy Lynn McCutchen, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2020-1188


Certiorari denied · November 14, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 31% cert probability (95% interval 19%–47%)

Before the decision, about 7.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

For purposes of the Fifth Amendment’s Taking Clause, does a delegation of general legislative rulemaking authority to an agency constitute an inherent restraint on title to any personal property that could be subsequently subjected to a prospective legislative rule, rendering the physical taking of the property non-redressable?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Patrick Strawbridge
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
21A586

Proceedings

  1. Nov 14 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 25 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
  3. Oct 19 2022
    Reply of petitioners Roy Lynn McCutchen, et al. filed.
  4. Oct 11 2022
    Docket entry of 10/5/2022 showing this case distributed for the conference of 10/28/2022 removed from the docket. Action was entered in error. This case will be distributed for a future conference pursuant to Rule 15.5.
  5. Oct 07 2022
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. (Distributed)
  6. Aug 08 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. filed.
  7. Aug 08 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Montana and 16 other States filed.
  8. Aug 01 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 7, 2022.
  9. Jul 28 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 7, 2022 to October 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Jul 21 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 7, 2022.
  11. Jul 20 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 8, 2022 to September 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  12. Jul 11 2022
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Roy Lynn McCutchen, et al.
  13. Jul 05 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2022)
  14. Apr 12 2022
    Application (21A586) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 2, 2022.
  15. Apr 07 2022
    Application (21A585) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 2, 2022.
  16. Apr 04 2022
    Application (21A585) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 3, 2022 to July 2, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
  17. Apr 04 2022
    Application (21A586) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 3, 2022 to July 2, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.