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Children’s Health Defense, et al. v. Food and Drug Administration, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-6203 · judgment July 12, 2022


Certiorari denied · February 21, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a Constitutionally cognizable case or controversy exists under Article III when agency action is a substantial factor in the actions of an independent third party that inflicts the injury?

  2. Whether a Constitutionally cognizable case or controversy exists under Article III when agency action increases the risk of injury?

  3. Whether a Constitutionally cognizable case or controversy exists under Article III when agency action causes an organization to divert resources for prelitigation investigation of the agency’s action?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Edward Barnes
Barnes law

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 21 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 01 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
  3. Jan 23 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Food and Drug Administration to respond filed.
  4. Dec 20 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 23, 2023)