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Charles Flynn v. Department of State
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2022-1220 · judgment May 15, 2023
GVR'd · May 19, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a federal civilian employee called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law during a national emergency is entitled to differential pay even if the duty is not directly connected to the national emergency. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 20 2025Judgment Issued.
- May 19 2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, 605 U. S. ___ (2025).
- May 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Jun 17 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
- May 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
- May 24 2024Reply of petitioner Charles Flynn filed. (Distributed)
- May 13 2024Brief of respondent Department of State in opposition filed.
- May 08 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 13, 2024.
- May 07 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 04 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 10, 2024.
- Apr 03 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2024 to May 10, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 26 2024Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc. filed.
- Feb 26 2024Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Organization of America filed. VIDED.
- Feb 23 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2024.
- Feb 22 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2024 to April 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 08 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2024)
- Jan 22 2024Application (23A666) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 13, 2024.
- Jan 17 2024Application (23A666) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2024 to February 13, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.