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Texas v. Charles Kleinert

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 15-51077 · judgment April 20, 2017

Certiorari denied · 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
Michael Scott Taliaferro
Travis County District Attorney's Office

For respondent
Eric J. R. Nichols
Butler Snow LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 06 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  3. Dec 04 2017
    Reply of petitioner Texas filed.
  4. Nov 16 2017
    Brief of respondent Charles Kleinert in opposition filed.
  5. Oct 20 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Texas State Conference of the NAACP filed.
  6. Sep 29 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 20, 2017.
  7. Sep 25 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Federal Courts Scholars filed.
  8. Sep 20 2017
    Response Requested. (Due October 20, 2017)
  9. Sep 13 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.
  10. Aug 31 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Charles Kleinert to respond filed.
  11. Aug 23 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2017)