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Clayton R. Hulbert, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jeffrey W. Hulbert, et al. v. Brian T. Pope

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-1608 · judgment June 14, 2023

Certiorari denied · December 11, 2023
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

 ͳǤ Š‡–Š‡” ƒ› “—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ‹—‹–› ‹• ƒ„”‘‰ƒ–‡† „› –Š‡‘–™‹–Š•–ƒ†‹‰Žƒ—•‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹˜‹Ž‹‰Š–• – ‘ˆͳͺ͹ͳǡ™Š‹ Š’”‘˜‹†‡•–Šƒ–‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ•ƒ”‡Ž‹ƒ„Ž‡ —†‡” ‡ –‹‘ ͳͻͺ͵ Dzƒ› •— Š Žƒ™ǡ •–ƒ–—–‡ǡ ‘”†‹ƒ ‡ǡ ”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘ǡ —•–‘ǡ ‘” —•ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –ƒ–‡–‘–Š‡ ‘–”ƒ”›‘–™‹–Š•–ƒ†‹‰Ǥdz ʹǤ Š‡–Š‡” –Š‡ †‘ –”‹‡ ‘ˆ “—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ‹—‹–› ‹• ‹””‡ ‘ ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ ™‹–Š –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ” ‹–‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ž‡‰‹•Žƒ–—”‡ ƒ• ‡˜‹†‡ ‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‘–™‹–Š•–ƒ†‹‰ Žƒ—•‡ ƒ† ‹ –Š‡ Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ ‘–‡š– —†‡” ™Š‹ Š –Š‡‹˜‹Ž‹‰Š–• –‘ˆͳͺ͹ͳ™ƒ•‡ƒ –‡†Ǥ ͵Ǥ Š‡–Š‡” –Š‡ †‘ –”‹‡ ‘ˆ “—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ‹—‹–› ƒ• †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡†„›–Š‹•‘—”–‹•—–‡ƒ„Ž‡ƒ†—•–„‡ ƒ„”‘‰ƒ–‡† ƒ• ‹– ƒ”‹•‡• ˆ”‘ ‹’‡”‹••‹„Ž‡ Œ—†‹ ‹ƒŽ Žƒ™Ǧƒ‹‰Ǥ ͶǤ Š‡–Š‡” ‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ• Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ”‡ ‘”† ’‘Ž‹ ‡ƒ –‹˜‹–›—†‡”–Š‡ ‹”•–‡†‡–ǡƒ”‹‰Š– –Šƒ– Šƒ• ‡˜‡” „‡‡ ‡š’Ž‹ ‹–Ž› ”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡† „› –Š‡ ‘—”–Š ‹” —‹– ƒ† ™Š‹ Š ™ƒ• ‡ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ”‡Œ‡ –‡† sub silentio‹–Š‡‘’‹‹‘„‡Ž‘™Ǥ 

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Cary Johnson Hansel III
Hansel Law, P.C.

For respondent
James Nelson Lewis
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Dec 11 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 01 2023
    Rescheduled.
  3. Dec 01 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
  4. Nov 14 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
  5. Nov 09 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Brian Pope to respond filed.
    Main Document
  6. Nov 03 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  7. Oct 06 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service