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Leonardo Tapia-Felix v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 14-73994, 19-16045 · judgment September 17, 2020

Certiorari denied · April 19, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Andrew M. Jacobs
Snell & Wilmer LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 19 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 31 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
  3. Mar 23 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General to respond filed.
  4. Feb 15 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)
  5. Feb 15 2021
    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.