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Doe v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-50321 · judgment December 28, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 15, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a grand jury witness may invoke the privilege against adverse spousal testimony where the target of the grand jury investigation is the witness's spouse, and the government seeks to compel the witness to establish the existence, authenticity, and custody of documents that the government concedes are related to the criminal investigation.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jennifer L. Williams
SUMMA LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
18M166

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2019
    Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
  2. Oct 15 2019
    Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
  3. Oct 15 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Sep 25 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
  5. Sep 23 2019
    Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner.
  6. Sep 23 2019
    Reply brief of petitioner filed.
  7. Sep 09 2019
    Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondent.
  8. Sep 09 2019
    Brief of respondent in opposition filed.
  9. Aug 05 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 9, 2019.
  10. Aug 02 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2019 to September 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Jul 02 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 10, 2019 to August 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  12. Jul 02 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2019.
  13. Jun 10 2019
    Motion (18M166) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
  14. May 21 2019
    MOTION (18M166) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
  15. May 13 2019
    Motion (18M166) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
  16. May 13 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2019)