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Libertarian Party of Colorado v. Wayne W. Williams, Colorado Secretary of State

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Colorado, No. 16SC145

Certiorari denied · April 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

May a state use one set of civil procedures for state claims brought in state courts, but different rules for federal claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Scott Eric Gessler
Klenda Gessler & Blue LLC

For respondent
Matthew David Grove
Colorado Department of Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A588

Proceedings

  1. Apr 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 28 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of Libertarian Party National Committee filed. (Distributed)
  3. Mar 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  4. Mar 14 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Wayne Williams, Colorado Secretary of State to respond filed.
  5. Feb 06 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2018)
  6. Nov 30 2017
    Application (17A588) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 6, 2018.
  7. Nov 29 2017
    Application (17A591) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 8, 2018.
  8. Nov 29 2017
    Application (17A588) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2017 to February 6, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
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  9. Nov 27 2017
    Application (17A591) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2017 to February 8, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.