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Esmeralda Y. Morfin, et al. v. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 15-3633 · judgment March 20, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 30, 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
Robert N. Hochman
Sidley Austin, LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Linked docket
16A1169

Proceedings

  1. Oct 30 2017
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 04 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
  3. Oct 03 2017
    Reply of petitioners Esmeralda Y. Morfin, et al. filed.
  4. Sep 18 2017
    Brief of respondents Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Aug 18 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.
  6. Aug 17 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Esmeralda Y. Morfin, et al. on 08/21/2017
  7. Aug 14 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2017.
  8. Jul 19 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2017)
  9. May 30 2017
    Application (16A1169) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 19, 2017.
  10. May 26 2017
    Application (16A1169) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2017 to July 19, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.