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Susan McBrine, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1542 · judgment August 23, 2024

Certiorari denied · May 5, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

W. MICHAEL DOWLING ELIZABETH CABRASER THE DOWLING FIRM PLLC LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN P.O. Box 27843 & BERNSTEIN, LLP Raleigh, NC 27611 275 Battery St., Ste. 2900

  1. 529-3351 San Francisco, CA 94111

  2. 956-1000 JAMES A. ROBERTS, III LEWIS & ROBERTS, PLLC ROBIN L. GREENWALD 3700 Glenwood Ave. WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C. Ste. 410 700 Broadway P.O. Box 17529 New York, NY 10003 Raleigh, NC 27619 (212) 558-5802

  3. 981-0191 MONA LISA WALLACE WALLACE & GRAHAM, P.A. 525 North Main St. Salisbury, NC 28144

  4. 633-5244

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Franklin Bash
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. May 05 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025.
  3. Apr 15 2025
    Reply of petitioners Susan McBrine, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Mar 28 2025
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Feb 18 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 28, 2025.
  6. Feb 14 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 26, 2025 to March 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Jan 27 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  8. Jan 23 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2025.
  9. Jan 22 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2025 to February 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  10. Dec 23 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 27, 2025)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service