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Taylor J. Matson v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-30060 · judgment May 17, 2023
Certiorari denied · November 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
Whether case agents may offer lay opinions summarizing evidence, interpreting plain language, and drawing inferences from evidence that only a jury may draw for itself. (A 3-8 split.)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thomas Arnold Antoine Beller Burns
Burns, P.A.
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Nov 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Nov 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
- Oct 23 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Oct 16 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2023)
- Aug 09 2023Application (23A110) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 14, 2023.
- Aug 02 2023Application (23A110) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 15, 2023 to October 14, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.