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Michael H. Ponder v. Hans-Peter Wild

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-5620 · judgment January 29, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether this Court should grant certiorari review where the Sixth Circuit departed from established precedent regarding the required specificity of terms in an oral agreement.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Margo L. Grubbs
Grubbs Law Firm, PLLC

For respondent
Aaron R Maurice
Maurice Wood

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 12 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. May 24 2024
    Brief of respondent Hans-Peter Wild in opposition filed.
  4. Apr 25 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2024)