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Carol A. Lewis, et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-5152 · judgment August 2, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Barry Goroff
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 27 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 22 2025Reply of petitioners Carol Lewis, et al. filed.
- Aug 13 2025Brief of respondent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services in opposition filed.
- Jul 08 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 13, 2025.
- Jul 07 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 14, 2025 to August 13, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 09 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 14, 2025.
- Jun 05 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 12, 2025 to July 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 12, 2025)
- Apr 01 2025Application (24A936) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 7, 2025.
- Mar 26 2025Application (24A936) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 7, 2025 to May 7, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.