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press1280 · August 16, 2013, 03:15 AM

If SCOTUS grants cert in Woollard, I believe the 9th will sit on Richards. Why issue an opinion when it could be overturned just a few months later?
As far as when that opinion comes out(if no cases get cert in the meantime)-could be a while. If you recall the Gorski case Mehl v. Blanas was ahead of Richards and would have had priority. That was just dismissed a short time ago. I'm not sure whether the Richards panel would have been working on an opinion while Mehl was still active. Maybe a "court insider" would know whether they'd work on an opinion, or start once the potential obstacle was removed?

August 16, 2013, 03:15 AM	#290
press1280 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Posts: 228	If SCOTUS grants cert in Woollard, I believe the 9th will sit on Richards. Why issue an opinion when it could be overturned just a few months later? As far as when that opinion comes out(if no cases get cert in the meantime)-could be a while. If you recall the Gorski case Mehl v. Blanas was ahead of Richards and would have had priority. That was just dismissed a short time ago. I'm not sure whether the Richards panel would have been working on an opinion while Mehl was still active. Maybe a "court insider" would know whether they'd work on an opinion, or start once the potential obstacle was removed?