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Colette Marie Wilcox v. Nathan H. Lyons, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-1005 · judgment August 11, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 14, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing one or two dissents, and a Fourth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits retaliation against a person who has complained about invidious discrimination. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew Michael Madden
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP

For respondent
Rosalie Vaughan Pemberton Fessier
Timberlake, Smith, et al.

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Order
Order list, June 14, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jun 14 2021
Petition DENIED.
May 25 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
May 20 2021
Reply of petitioner Colette Wilcox filed.
May 05 2021
Brief of respondents Nathan H. Lyons, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 26 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 5, 2021.
Mar 25 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2021 to May 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 05 2021
Response Requested. (Due April 5, 2021)
Mar 03 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Jan 07 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2021)