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Bruce Westbrooks, Warden v. William G. Allen

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 15-5356 · judgment June 23, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 3% 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
Nicholas White Spangler
Office of Tennessee Attorney General

For respondent
Sumter L. Camp

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 17-6074

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Nov 29 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  4. Nov 20 2017
    Reply of petitioner Bruce Westbrooks, Warden filed.
  5. Nov 07 2017
    Brief of respondent William G. Allen in opposition filed.
  6. Nov 07 2017
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent William G. Allen.
  7. Oct 26 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 24, 2017.
  8. Sep 21 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2017)