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Fernando Munoz-Rivera v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-60376 · judgment January 27, 2021


Certiorari denied · November 8, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Fifth Circuit decision below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David J. Zimmer
Goodwin Proctor LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Nov 08 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 20 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
  3. Oct 19 2021
    Reply of petitioner Fernando Munoz-Rivera filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 01 2021
    Brief of respondent Garland, Att'y Gen. in opposition filed.
  5. Aug 23 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 1, 2021.
  6. Aug 20 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Aug 02 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Immigrant Advocacy Organizations and Immigration Practitioners filed.
  8. Jul 20 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 1, 2021.
  9. Jul 19 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 2, 2021 to September 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Jun 25 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2021)
  11. Jun 25 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.