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Yogesh K. Pancholi v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1127 · judgment August 5, 2025

Certiorari denied · December 15, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 4%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Sixth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Order
Order list, December 15, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Dec 15 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 05 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  3. Nov 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  4. Nov 19 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Nov 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2025)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service