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Gunes Biray v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-1241 · judgment March 21, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 7, 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

Does the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) possess absolute immunity from appellate scrutiny when it arbitrarily or capriciously denies whistleblower awards, particularly in instances where such rejections stem from the SEC's failure to adhere to its own established procedures, in defiance of Supreme Court precedents? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gunes Biray

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Aug 07 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent SEC to respond filed.
  4. Apr 25 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2024)