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William M. Hilton v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 25-0179 · judgment October 16, 2025
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Question presented
Petitioner made an unrebutted showing of good cause to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to review his case. Nevertheless, the court denied review. Did the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces abuse its discretion by failing to grant review?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Trevor Nicholas Ward
U.S. Air Force, Appellate Defense Division
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A784
Order
Order list, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2026)
- Jan 08 2026Application (25A784) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 15, 2026.
- Jan 05 2026Application (25A784) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2026 to March 15, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.