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Joshua John Hester and Marco Manuel Luis v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 16-50107, 16-50123 · judgment January 4, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019

For petitioner
Todd W. Burns
Burns and Cohan

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences

Argument & decision

Decided January 7, 2019.

Jan 07 2019
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, concurring in the denial of certiorari. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Dec 20 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Dec 03 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
Nov 26 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
Nov 13 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
Nov 06 2018
Rescheduled.
Oct 25 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
Oct 17 2018
Reply of petitioners Marco Luis, et al. filed.
Oct 12 2018
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 05 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 12, 2018.
Sep 04 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2018 to October 12, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 09 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 12, 2018.
Aug 08 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2018 to September 12, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 13 2018
Response Requested. (Due August 13, 2018)
Jun 14 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jun 04 2018
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
May 21 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2018)