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Patrick Fehlman v. James Mankowski

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 22-1467 · judgment July 26, 2023

Certiorari denied · January 8, 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

Is the government free to continue to retaliate against a former public employee for speech made during the employee’s employment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Allan Kinne
Gingras, Thomsen and Wachs, LLP

For respondent
Michael James Roman
Klinner Kramer Shull LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Dec 11 2023
    Reply of petitioner Patrick Fehlman filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Nov 27 2023
    Brief of respondent James Mankowski in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Oct 24 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service