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Wei Sun v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 15-2342 · judgment February 23, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 29, 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
Matthew Eben Price
Jenner & Block, LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A1215

Proceedings

  1. Oct 29 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 03 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
  3. Oct 03 2018
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Wei Sun filed. (Distributed)
  4. Sep 27 2018
    Reply of petitioner Wei Sun filed.
  5. Sep 14 2018
    Brief of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General in opposition filed.
  6. Aug 21 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 14, 2018.
  7. Aug 20 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 24, 2018 to September 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Jul 19 2018
    Motion of Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (July 19, 2018 - Motion was submitted electronically, to be submitted in paper form only)
  9. Jul 19 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Jul 19 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 24, 2018.
  11. Jun 25 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2018)
  12. May 04 2018
    Application (17A1215) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 25, 2018.
  13. May 03 2018
    Application (17A1215) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 24, 2018 to June 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
  14. May 03 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.