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Joel Douglas, et al. v. David Hirshon, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 22-1483 · judgment March 21, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 8, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 4%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

Was the District Court required to consider extrinsic documents that were public records, or not directly challenged by anyone attached to the Response in Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Clayton Andrews
Robert C. Andrews Esquire, PC

For respondent
Marshall J. Tinkle
Thompson, MacColl & Bass

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A52

Order
Order list, January 8, 2024 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Motion for damages and costs DENIED.
  2. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Nov 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  4. Oct 23 2023
    Motion for Damages and Costs of David Hirshon, et al. not accepted for filing. (November 07, 2023)
  5. Oct 23 2023
    Motion of respondents for damages and costs pursuant to Rule 42.2 filed.
  6. Sep 28 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2023)
  7. Jul 20 2023
    Application (23A52) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until September 28, 2023.
  8. Jul 18 2023
    Application (23A52) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2023 to September 28, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson.