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Blanca Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-9510, 20-9524 · judgment October 17, 2022
Certiorari denied · February 27, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether federal agencies are exempted from the rule requiring strict compliance with appellate mandates. Whether judicial deference to federal agencies includes deference to material false statements.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Timothy Edward Welch
Hill & Welch
For respondent
Amy L. Hunsucker-Prasad
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 27 2023Petition DENIED.
- Feb 08 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
- Jan 31 2023Waiver of right of respondent Federal Communications Commission, et al. to respond filed.
- Jan 16 2023Supplemental Brief of Blanca Telephone Company not accepted for filing. (January 17, 2023) (corrected submission to be filed)
- Jan 16 2023Supplemental brief of petitioner Blanca Telephone Company filed.
- Jan 09 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2023)