Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

James Lindsey v. Virginia

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 151111 · judgment January 19, 2017

Certiorari denied · December 11, 2017
Pre-decision estimate: 0% 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
William McGinley Jay
Goodwin Procter, LLP

For respondent
Matthew Robert McGuire
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Linked docket
16A1217

Proceedings

  1. Dec 11 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 04 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017.
  3. Nov 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
  4. Nov 17 2017
    Rescheduled.
  5. Nov 01 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
  6. Nov 01 2017
    Reply of petitioner James Lindsey filed. (Distributed)
  7. Oct 18 2017
    Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed.
  8. Sep 05 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 18, 2017.
  9. Aug 17 2017
    Response Requested. (Due September 18, 2017)
  10. Aug 16 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.
  11. Jul 31 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
  12. Jul 24 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 28, 2017)
  13. Jun 14 2017
    Application (16A1217) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 24, 2017.
  14. Jun 12 2017
    Application (16A1217) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 22, 2017 to July 24, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.