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Richard Lawrence Alexis v. William P. Barr, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-60748 · judgment June 8, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 16, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 19% cert probability (95% interval 13%–27%)

Before the decision, about 4.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Fifth Circuit decision below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael B. Kimberly
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 16 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
  3. Oct 26 2020
    Reply of petitioner Richard Lawrence Alexis filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 09 2020
    Brief of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General in opposition filed. (Docket entry updated 10/21/20 to reflect correct file date)
  5. Aug 31 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 9, 2020.
  6. Aug 28 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 9, 2020 to October 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Aug 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 10, 2020 to September 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Aug 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 9, 2020.
  9. Jul 07 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2020)
  10. Jul 07 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 should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.