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Jason Parker v. Montgomery County Correctional Facility, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 15-3449 · judgment September 26, 2017

Certiorari denied · March 19, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–13%)

Before the decision, about 2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a Third Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

Whether the “three strikes” provision of the federal in forma pauperis statute, 28 U.S.C. 1915(g), bars a prisoner from appealing in forma pauperis a district court dismissal constituting a third strike. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Pratik Arvind Shah
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

For respondent
Philip William Newcomer
Montgomery County Solicitor's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Mar 19 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
  3. Feb 20 2018
    Reply of petitioner Jason Parker filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 05 2018
    Brief of respondents Montgomery County Correctional Facility, et al., in opposition filed.
  5. Jan 04 2018
    Response Requested. (Due February 5, 2018)
  6. Jan 03 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
  7. Dec 27 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
  8. Dec 22 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
  9. Dec 15 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Montgomery County Correctional Facility & County of Montgomery to respond filed.
  10. Nov 27 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2017)