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Territory of Guam, et al. v. Arnold Davis
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-15719 · judgment July 29, 2019
Certiorari denied · May 4, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Francis Williams
Kirkland and Ellis LLP
For respondent
Lucas Cody Townsend
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Proceedings
- May 04 2020Petition DENIED.
- Apr 15 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
- Apr 13 2020Reply of petitioners Guam, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 31 2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 15, 2020, granted.
- Mar 27 2020Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 1, 2020 to April 15, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 17 2020Brief of respondent Arnold Davis in opposition filed.
- Feb 03 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 03 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
- Jan 21 2020Response Requested. (Due February 20, 2020)
- Jan 15 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
- Dec 31 2019Waiver of right of respondent Arnold Davis to respond filed.
- Dec 26 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2020)
- Nov 06 2019Application (19A500) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 26, 2019.
- Oct 28 2019Application (19A500) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 27, 2019 to December 26, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.