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Elizabeth R. Bannister, et al. v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 18-2638, 18-2715 · judgment May 26, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% 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
Frederick Matthew Ralph
Dorsey & Whitney LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Aug 06 2021
    Reply of petitioners Elizabeth R. Bannister, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jul 23 2021
    Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 07 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 23, 2021.
  6. Jul 06 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2021 to July 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Jun 01 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2021.
  8. May 28 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Apr 26 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 4, 2021.
  10. Apr 23 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 5, 2021 to June 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Apr 05 2021
    Response Requested. (Due May 5, 2021)
  12. Apr 01 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Retired Immigration Judges & Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals filed.
  13. Apr 01 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Minnesota Board of Public Defense, et al. filed.
  14. Mar 31 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
  15. Mar 24 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General to respond filed.
    Main Document
  16. Mar 02 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.
  17. Feb 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2021)