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Hunter Doster, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated as a Class, et al. v. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-3404 · judgment May 12, 2025
Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
CHRISTOPHER D. WIEST CHRIS WIEST ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLLC 50 East Rivercenter Blvd. Suite 1280 Covington, KY 41011 Counsel for Petitioners
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thomas B. Bruns
Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 29 2026Reply of petitioners Hunter Doster, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 28 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 14 2026Brief of respondents Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. in opposition filed.
- Dec 02 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 14, 2026.
- Dec 01 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 05 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2025.
- Nov 04 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2025 to December 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 09 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)
- Jul 23 2025Application (25A94) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 9, 2025.
- Jul 19 2025Application (25A94) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 10, 2025 to October 9, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.