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Hans Goerz v. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50151 · judgment December 2, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Hans Goerz

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 03 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Troy Meink, Secretary of the Air Force to respond filed.
  4. Jan 30 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)