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James Michael Alvis v. Leland W. Schilling

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 18-6032 · judgment July 31, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 22, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether Respondent, a state court judge, was entitled to judicial immunity when he took action in a child custody matter in contravention of state law which prohibited him from taking such action.
Whether Petitioner’s rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution were violated by the actions taken by Respondent.

For petitioner
Mark Henricksen
Henricksen & Henricksen

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jan 22 2019
Petition DENIED.
Jan 02 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
Nov 13 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2018)