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In Re Martin Akerman

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · December 16, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) erred by failing to recognize May 20, 2024, as the proper filing date for Petitioner’s appeal, necessitating an order to back-date the filing and disregard subsequent Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) orders issued after May 20, 2024, thereby rendering the pending petitions for writ of certiorari 24A155 and 24A147 moot. After correcting the filing date, whether the Federal Circuit must correct the caption in Case No. 2024-130 (24A278) to properly reflect the nature of the case, thereby rendering the pending petition for writ of certiorari 24A278 moot. After correcting the filing date and case caption, whether the Federal Circuit must afford the Petitioner a property hearing, thereby rendering moot stay requests 24A332 (Supreme Court), 24-cv-1734 (Nevada), and DC-1221-22-0445-S-l (MSPB), as well as petitions for writ of habeas corpus 24-83 (Supreme Court Federal Jurisdiction) and 2024-6166 (Ninth Circuit State Jurisdiction).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Martin Akerman

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 16 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 26 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
  3. Nov 21 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 15 2024
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due November 21, 2024)