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Joseph Heid v. Mark Rutkoski, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-10068 · judgment July 10, 2025

Certiorari denied · March 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

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Roderick Ozell Ford
The Methodist Law Centre

For respondent
Brian F. Moes
Debevoise & Poulton, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A604

Proceedings

Mar 23 2026
Petition DENIED.
Feb 25 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Feb 05 2026
Waiver of right of respondent Mark Rutkoski, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 24 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 21 2025
Application (25A604) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 26, 2025.
Nov 05 2025
Application (25A604) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 24, 2025 to January 23, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Main Document