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Marguerite Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-13189 · judgment April 3, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 23, 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.

Question presented

Does the 11th Circuit’s circuit rules supersede the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedures, particularly when it results in depriving an individual due process before the court? Page 3 of 10

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marguerite Smith

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Orders
Order list, November 23, 2020 · Certiorari denied
Order list, January 25, 2021 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

Jan 25 2021
Rehearing DENIED.
Jan 06 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Dec 03 2020
Petition for Rehearing filed.
Nov 23 2020
Petition DENIED.
Nov 04 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
Nov 02 2020
Waiver of right of respondents Wilke, Robert, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 05 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2020.
Oct 02 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2020 to November 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 29 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)