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Gerald S. Ostipow, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Royetta L. Ostipow v. William L. Federspiel
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 22-1414 · judgment September 29, 2023
Certiorari denied · June 10, 2024
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
Does the non-return and indefinite retention of non-forfeited private property (or its monetary equivalent), when initially seized for a criminal investigation, constitute a taking when the criminal investigation and prosecution have long been completed? -i-
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Philip Lee Ellison
Outside Legal Counsel PLC
For respondent
Douglas James Curlew
Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C.
Proceedings
- Jun 10 2024Petition DENIED.
- May 21 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
- May 06 2024Brief of respondent William L. Federspiel in opposition filed.
- Apr 10 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2024)
- Jan 09 2024Application (23A628) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 14, 2024.
- Jan 04 2023Application (23A628) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 14, 2024 to April 14, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.