Litigant Requests for Discretionary Review in Federal Courts

• In Event: Judicial Strategy and Self-Preservation

Brief Overview

Using a comprehensive dataset of panel opinions issued by the U.S. Courts of Appeals from 2002 to 2012, I examine the determinants of losing litigants’ decisions to pursue discretionary review via en banc petitions or petitions for certiorari.

Author

• Rachael K. Hinkle, University at Buffalo - SUNY