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Edward Thomas, Warden v. William Leroy Barnes

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-5 · judgment September 12, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jonathan Porter Babb
North Carolina Attorney General's Office

For respondent
Milton Gordon Widenhouse Jr.
Widenhouse Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A996

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Aug 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  4. Jul 20 2020
    Brief of respondent William Leroy Barnes in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 20 2020
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent William Leroy Barnes.
  6. May 22 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020. See Rule 30.1.
  7. May 21 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. May 15 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
  9. Mar 10 2020
    Application (19A996) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 16, 2020.
  10. Mar 05 2020
    Application (19A996) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2020 to May 16, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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