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Daniel Enrique Cantú v. James M. Moody, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-40434 · judgment August 5, 2019
Certiorari denied · June 15, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 20% cert probability (95% interval 15%–26%)
Before the decision, about 4.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Fifth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
The question presented is whether a plaintiff may pursue a claim under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), alleging that a federal officer fabricated evidence.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Paul Whitfield Hughes
McDermott Will & Emery
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Jun 15 2020Petition DENIED.
- May 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
- May 26 2020Reply of petitioner Daniel Enrique Cantú filed. (Distributed)
- May 08 2020Brief of Federal respondents in opposition filed.
- Apr 21 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 8, 2020.
- Apr 20 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 20, 2020 to May 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 23 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 20, 2020.
- Mar 20 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 20, 2020 to April 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 14 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2020)
- Dec 31 2019Application (19A731) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 14, 2020.
- Dec 30 2019Application (19A731) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 16, 2020 to February 14, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.