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Tony H. Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Ravidath Lawrence Ragbir, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-1597 · judgment April 25, 2019

GVR'd · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 25% cert probability (95% interval 17%–34%)

Before the decision, about 6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Second Circuit decision below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

For respondent
Robert Stanton Jones
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
19A673

Proceedings

  1. Nov 06 2020
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. Oct 05 2020
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, 591 U. S. ___ (2020).
  3. Jul 24 2020
    Reply of petitioner Matthew T. Albence, Dir. of U.S. Immigration filed.
  4. Jul 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  5. Jul 06 2020
    Brief of respondent Ravidath L. Ragbir in opposition filed.
  6. Apr 24 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 6, 2020.
  7. Apr 23 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 6, 2020 to July 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Apr 06 2020
    Response Requested. (Due May 6, 2020)
  9. Apr 01 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
  10. Mar 25 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Ravidath L. Ragbir to respond filed.
  11. Feb 21 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2020)
  12. Jan 14 2020
    Application (19A673) to extend further the time from January 24, 2020 to February 21, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
  13. Jan 14 2020
    Application (19A673) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until February 21, 2020.
  14. Dec 17 2019
    Application (19A673) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until January 24, 2020.
  15. Dec 13 2019
    Application (19A673) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2019 to January 24, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
  16. Dec 13 2019
    Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.