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Cecilia Aguilar Fermin v. William P. Barr, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-70855, 18-73266 · judgment May 5, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 2, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 7%–13%)

Before the decision, about 2.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael B. Kimberly
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 02 2020
    Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Oct 07 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
  3. Sep 21 2020
    Memorandum of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General in opposition filed.
  4. Aug 13 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 21, 2020.
  5. Aug 12 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2020 to September 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Jul 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2020)
  7. Jul 16 2020
    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 ths case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.