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James Robert Christensen, Jr. v. Tennessee

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Tennessee, Western Division, No. W2014-00931-SC-R11-CD · judgment April 7, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 16, 2018
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
Claiborne Hambrick Ferguson

For respondent
Sarah Keeton Campbell
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
16A1249

Proceedings

  1. Jan 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
  3. Dec 11 2017
    Brief of respondent Tennessee in opposition filed.
  4. Oct 25 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 11, 2017.
  5. Oct 10 2017
    Response Requested. (Due November 9, 2017)
  6. Oct 04 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
  7. Sep 22 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
  8. Aug 28 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2017)
  9. Jun 21 2017
    Application (16A1249) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 4, 2017.
  10. Jun 16 2017
    Application (16A1249) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 6, 2017 to September 4, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.