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Irma Rosas v. Austin Independent School District, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-50202 · judgment October 23, 2019

Certiorari denied · April 20, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

  1. WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN DISMISSING PETITIONER’S CLAIMS WHEN IT DENIED HER MOTION TO REOPEN HER APPEAL, CONTRARY TO FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 27(c) and

  2. WHETHER FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 27(b) REQUIRES MORE GUIDANCE FROM THIS COURT.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Irma Rosas

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, April 20, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 25 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
  3. Feb 03 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2020)