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David Samarripa, et al. v. Gregory Kizziah, Warden, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-6048, 17-6260, 17-6166, 17-6213 ,17-6299, 17-6333 · judgment March 4, 2019


Certiorari denied · November 12, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether federal courts have the authority to impose partial filing fees on habeas petitioners. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Katherine Booth Wellington
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
18A1158

Proceedings

  1. Nov 12 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
  3. Oct 23 2019
    Reply of petitioners David Samarripa, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 16 2019
    Brief of respondents Gregory Kizziah, Warden, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 25 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 16, 2019.
  6. Sep 24 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2019 to October 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Sep 04 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Sixth Circuit Appointed Counsel filed.
  8. Sep 04 2019
    Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Project, et al. filed.
  9. Aug 30 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 4, 2019.
  10. Aug 28 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 4, 2019 to October 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Aug 01 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2019)
  12. May 09 2019
    Application (18A1158) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 1, 2019.
  13. May 08 2019
    Application (18A1158) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 2, 2019 to August 1, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.