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Shawn T. Walker v. Michael A. Farnan, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 15-1390 · judgment February 9, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 16, 2017
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
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

For respondent
John George Knorr III
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Related
Vide, 17-5116

Proceedings

  1. Oct 16 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 27 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017.
  3. Sep 26 2017
    Reply of petitioner Shawn T. Walker filed.
  4. Sep 11 2017
    Brief of respondents Michael A. Farnan, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Aug 10 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of The Fair Punishment Project filed.
  6. Aug 09 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Professors of Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Criminal Procedure, and Criminal Law filed.
  7. Aug 09 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Professors and Practitioners of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Medicine filed.
  8. Aug 09 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of The Promise of Justice Initiative filed.
  9. Jul 25 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 11, 2017.
  10. Jul 10 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2017)