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Michael Joseph Brooks, Jr. v. Louisiana

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, No. 2017 KA 1755 · judgment September 24, 2018

GVR'd · April 27, 2020

Counsel of record

For petitioner
G. Ben Cohen
The Orleans Parish District Attorney's OFfice

For respondent
Michelle Ward Ghetti
Attorney General, State of Louisiana

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. May 29 2020
    MANDATE ISSUED.
  2. May 29 2020
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  3. Apr 27 2020
    Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ___ (2020). Justice Alito, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand: In this and in all other cases in which the Court grants, vacates, and remands in light of Ramos v. Louisiana, I concur in the judgment on the understanding that the Court is not deciding or expressing a view on whether the question was properly raised below but is instead leaving that question to be decided on remand. Justice Thomas would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
  4. Apr 20 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
  5. Oct 10 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
  6. Sep 23 2019
    Brief of respondent State of Louisiana in opposition filed.
  7. Jul 19 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 23, 2019.
  8. Jul 17 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2019 to September 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jun 25 2019
    Response Requested. (Due July 25, 2019)
  10. Jun 21 2019
    Waiver of State of Louisiana of right to respond not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission -- June 21, 2019)
  11. Jun 20 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  12. Jun 11 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed.
  13. May 21 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 28, 2019)