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Stephen V. Kolbe, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 14-1945 · judgment February 21, 2017

Certiorari denied · November 27, 2017
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
John Parker Sweeney
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP

For respondent
Julia Doyle

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
7 cert-stage

Linked docket
16A1074

Proceedings

  1. Nov 27 2017
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Edwin Vieira, Jr., et al. GRANTED.
  2. Nov 27 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Nov 13 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
  4. Nov 08 2017
    Rescheduled.
  5. Oct 24 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017.
  6. Oct 20 2017
    Reply of petitioners Stephen V. Kolbe, et al. filed.
  7. Oct 10 2017
    Brief of respondents Lawrence J.Hogan, Governor of Maryland, et al. in opposition filed.
  8. Aug 25 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Groups, et al. filed.
  9. Aug 25 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of The National Rifle Association of America, Inc. filed.
  10. Aug 25 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.
  11. Aug 25 2017
    Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 20 Other States filed.
  12. Aug 25 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
  13. Aug 23 2017
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Edwin Vieira, Jr., et al.
  14. Aug 23 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Pink Pistols, et al. filed.
  15. Aug 21 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
  16. Aug 10 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 10, 2017.
  17. Jul 21 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2017)
  18. May 10 2017
    Application (16A1074) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 21, 2017.
  19. May 03 2017
    Application (16A1074) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 22, 2017 to July 21, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.