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Richard Jordan, et al. v. Georgia Department of Corrections

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 17-12948 · judgment January 10, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 12% cert probability (95% interval 8%–19%)

Before the decision, about 3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

Whether evidence of how other departments of corrections have obtained and successfully administered an alternative execution method is relevant to showing the method is feasible and available under Glossip v. Gross, 135 S. Ct. 2726 (2015). (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

For respondent
Andrew Alan Pinson
Office of the Georgia Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 05 2020
Petition DENIED.
Sep 09 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Sep 09 2020
Reply of petitioners Richard Jordan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 18 2020
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until September 9, 2020 granted.
Aug 17 2020
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from August 26, 2020 to September 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 11 2020
Brief of respondent Georgia Department of Corrections in opposition filed.
Jun 26 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 12, 2020.
Jun 25 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2020 to August 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 08 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2020)