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Amy Sanders v. Lamar Jones

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 15-6384 · judgment January 9, 2017

GVR'd · January 8, 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
Paul Whitfield Hughes
McDermott Will & Emery

For respondent
Joseph F. Whalen
Associate Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
16A1196

Proceedings

  1. Feb 09 2018
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. Jan 08 2018
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Manuel v. Joliet, 580 U.S. __ (2017).
  3. Dec 13 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  4. Oct 17 2017
    Rescheduled.
  5. Oct 04 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
  6. Oct 03 2017
    Reply of petitioner Amy Sanders filed.
  7. Sep 18 2017
    Brief of respondent Lamar Jones in opposition filed.
  8. Aug 17 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2017)
  9. Jun 02 2017
    Application (16A1196) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2017 to August 17, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.
  10. Jun 02 2017
    Application (16A1196) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 17, 2017.