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Ricky Z. Barlow v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 25-0234 · judgment December 1, 2025
2%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
(petition-stage, structural)
GVR risk 0%
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
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
Proceedings
- Jul 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 06 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2026)
- Mar 31 2026Application (25A1068) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 5, 2026.
- Mar 24 2026Application (25A1068) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2026 to June 5, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.