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Melanie Crites-Bachert v. Providence Health & Services - Oregon
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-6664 · judgment November 10, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
The NDAA for FY 2004, as amended by the Project BioShield Act of 2004, allows the government to authorize experimental drugs for emergency use, but only with the informed consent of patients. This right to informed consent has been recognized for members of the armed forces but not for civilians. QUESTION: Does a civilian have the same private right of action to enforce his right to informed consent to an emergency use authorized drug as members of the armed forces?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stephen J. Joncus
Joncus Law
For respondent
Sharon C. Peters
Epstein Becker Green
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A1016
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 24 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent Providence Health & Services - Oregon to respond filed.
- May 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2026)
- Mar 17 2026Application (25A1016) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 18, 2026.
- Mar 12 2026Application (25A1016) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 19, 2026 to May 18, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.