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South Carolina v. Alphonso Chaves Thompson

Paid petition · Supreme Court of South Carolina, No. 2015-002221 · judgment February 22, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 16, 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
Mark Reynolds Farthing
S.C. Office of the Attorney General

For respondent
Michael Patrick Scott
Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
17A28

Proceedings

  1. Jan 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
  3. Dec 21 2017
    Reply of petitioner South Carolina filed.
  4. Dec 13 2017
    Brief of respondent Alphonso Chaves Thompson in opposition filed.
  5. Nov 07 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 13, 2017.
  6. Oct 12 2017
    Response Requested. (Due November 13, 2017)
  7. Oct 11 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
  8. Oct 03 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Alphonso Chaves Thompson to respond filed.
  9. Sep 09 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2017)
  10. Jul 07 2017
    Application (17A28) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 11, 2017.
  11. Jun 29 2017
    Application (17A28) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 13, 2017 to September 11, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.