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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

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)