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JonMichael Guy v. Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Wyoming, No. S-18-0231, S-18-0263 · judgment July 9, 2019
Certiorari denied · March 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
When a government official discriminates against a belief that is sincere and religious to the victim, and is therefore protected by the Religion Clauses, does qualified immunity turn on whether the appellate judiciary has “clearly established” the victim’s belief system as a “religion”? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
For respondent
Michael James McGrady
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2020Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
- Feb 18 2020Reply of petitioner JonMichael Guy filed.
- Feb 07 2020Brief of respondents Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
- Jan 08 2020Response Requested. (Due February 7, 2020)
- Jan 08 2020Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Advocates filed.(Distributed)
- Jan 08 2020Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.(Distributed)
- Dec 30 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
- Dec 30 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al.
- Dec 20 2019Waiver of right of respondent Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. to respond filed.
- Dec 06 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2020)
- Sep 20 2019Application (19A319) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until December 6, 2019.
- Sep 18 2019Application (19A319) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.