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Robert Kreb v. Department of Labor

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-73497 · judgment June 17, 2022


Certiorari denied · April 17, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. What is the appropriate standard of review when an agency administrative law judge abuses their discretion, is arbitrary and capricious or otherwise unreasonable in deference to application of an agency process statute and congressional acts, de­ viates from the clear intent of the statute to dis­ miss a relevant cause of action in violation of employee protection rights?

  2. Was the appropriate standard of review reasona­ ble when agency administrative law judge in ab­ sentia on motion in limine unreasonably weighed testimony as substantial evidence despite admit­ ting spoliation of other evidence saddled petitioner with a much higher and arbitrary burden than the statute permits?

  3. What is an appropriate standard of review when an agency administrative review board and the appellate court ignore in absentia of the adminis­ trative law judge and do not require court describe how evidence was fairly balanced as in other de novo appellate review?

  4. What is an appropriate standard of review for agency solicitor briefs submitted to appellate courts knowing the factual contentions were void of evidentiary support or specific identification of evidence toward claims and defenses the solicitor cited to compel the court denial of a petition for review of administrative agency conduct?

  5. What is an appropriate standard of review for pe­ titioner to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Douglas Kreb Jr.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A618

Proceedings

  1. Apr 17 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 22 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
  3. Mar 15 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Department of Labor to respond filed.
  4. Feb 09 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2023)
  5. Jan 10 2023
    Application (22A618) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 10, 2023.
  6. Jan 06 2023
    Application (22A618) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 10, 2023 to February 10, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.