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Kevin Scott Karsjens, et al. v. Jodi Harpstead, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 22-1459 · judgment July 13, 2023


Certiorari denied · February 20, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether federal courts have a duty to apply the correct legal standard to a due process claim or can the court apply the wrong legal standard based on an implied waiver?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel E. Gustafson
Gustafson Gluek, PLLC

For respondent
Aaron E. Winter
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 17 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  3. Jan 11 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Jodi Harpstead, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Dec 11 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2024)