Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 11–575. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Joseph P. CARSON, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. Opinion Motion of Lori A. Saxon, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied.