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Brendan Dassey v. Michael A. Dittmann

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 16-3397 · judgment December 8, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 25, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 10% cert probability (95% interval 6%–16%)

Before the decision, about 2.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

ERIC CITRON GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 ROBERT J. DVORAK HALLING & CAYO, S.C. 320 East Buffalo Street Suite 700 Milwaukee, WI 53202

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Seth P. Waxman
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

For respondent
Misha Tseytlin
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jun 25 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  3. Jun 12 2018
    Rescheduled.
  4. May 29 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
  5. May 25 2018
    Reply of petitioner Brendan Dassey filed.
  6. May 10 2018
    Brief of respondent Michael A. Dittmann in opposition filed.
  7. Mar 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, et al. filed.
  8. Mar 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors filed.
  9. Mar 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed.
  10. Mar 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Independent Law Enforcement Instructors and Consultants filed.
  11. Mar 26 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of Innocence Network filed.
  12. Mar 22 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed.
  13. Mar 16 2018
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Brendan Dassey.
  14. Feb 28 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2018.
  15. Feb 27 2018
    Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Michael A. Dittmann.
  16. Feb 26 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to May 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  17. Feb 20 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)