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Jimmie Gordon v. Blaine Lafler, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 15-1494 · judgment September 26, 2017
Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether this Court’s decisions up through and including Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009), clearly establish that a judge presiding over a murder trial must be free from an unconstitutionally high appearance of bias, not just actual bias.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey Ryan Johnson
Jones Day
For respondent
Aaron David Lindstrom
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Proceedings
- Jan 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Nov 28 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
- Sep 10 2018Rescheduled.
- Aug 22 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
- Aug 21 2018Reply of petitioner Jimmie Gordon filed.
- Aug 06 2018Brief of respondent Blaine Lafler in opposition filed.
- Jun 19 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 6, 2018.
- Jun 15 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2018 to August 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 05 2018Response Requested. (Due July 5, 2018)
- May 22 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
- May 10 2018Waiver of right of respondent Blaine Lafler to respond filed.
- Apr 05 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2018)
- Jan 17 2018Application (17A747) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 6, 2018.
- Jan 16 2018Application (17A747) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.