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Palash Benedict D Costa, et al. v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-1097 · judgment September 6, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael E. Piston

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 28 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  3. Mar 16 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions, Att'y General to respond filed.
  4. Feb 26 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2018)
  5. Feb 26 2018
    Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.