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Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Antonio Arteaga-Martinez

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 19-1054 · judgment August 20, 2019


Decided · June 13, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 33% cert probability (95% interval 21%–47%)

Before the decision, about 8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, a Third Circuit decision below, and counsel with five or more prior petitions here.

Question presented

Whether an alien who is detained under 8 U.S.C. 1231 is entitled by statute, after six months of detention, to a bond hearing at which the government must prove to an immigration judge that the alien is a flight risk or a danger to the community.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

For respondent
Pratik A. Shah
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
3 merits
(3 respondent)

Argument & decision

Argued January 11, 2022 — Austin Raynor · Pratik A. Shah. Audio and transcript

Decided June 13, 2022. Opinion by Sotomayor.

Proceedings

  1. Jul 15 2022
    JUDGMENT ISSUED
  2. Jun 13 2022
    Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined as to Part I. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
  3. Jan 11 2022
    Argued. For petitioners: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C.
  4. Dec 22 2021
    Reply of petitioners Tae D. Johnson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Dec 08 2021
    CIRCULATED
  6. Nov 30 2021
    The record from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit and for the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) has been electronically filed.
  7. Nov 29 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Former Immigration Judges and Board of Immigration Appeals Members filed (also in 20-322). VIDED.
  8. Nov 29 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed (also in 20-322). VIDED.
  9. Nov 24 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, et al filed (also in 20-322). VIDED.
  10. Nov 22 2021
    Brief of respondent Antonio Arteaga-Martinez filed.
  11. Nov 17 2021
    ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
  12. Nov 17 2021
    Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit.
  13. Oct 18 2021
    Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
  14. Oct 14 2021
    Brief of petitioners Tae D. Johnson, et al. filed.
  15. Oct 06 2021
    Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Tae D. Johnson, et al.
  16. Oct 01 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 14, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
  17. Sep 28 2021
    Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
  18. Aug 23 2021
    Petition GRANTED.
  19. Aug 23 2021
    As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
  20. Jul 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
  21. Jun 08 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
  22. May 19 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
  23. May 14 2020
    Reply of petitioners Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  24. May 08 2020
    Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 12, 2020 to May 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  25. May 08 2020
    Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 19, 2020, granted.
  26. Apr 22 2020
    Brief of respondent Antonio Arteaga-Martinez in opposition filed.
  27. Mar 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  28. Mar 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 22, 2020.
  29. Feb 14 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
  30. Feb 13 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  31. Jan 17 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2020)
  32. Jan 17 2020
    Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and shouild not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.
  33. Dec 10 2019
    Application (19A515) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 17, 2020.
  34. Dec 06 2019
    Application (19A515) to extend further the time from December 18, 2019 to January 17, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
  35. Nov 12 2019
    Application (19A515) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 18, 2019.
  36. Nov 08 2019
    Application (19A515) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.