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Don Barnes, Sheriff, Orange County, California, et al. v. Melissa Ahlman, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-55568, 20-55668 · judgment December 10, 2021


Certiorari denied · May 31, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a preliminary injunction issued under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) and stayed by this Honorable Court shall evade appellate review due to the PLRA’s 90-day expiration provision.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Donald Kevin Dunn
c/o Orange County Counsel's Office

For respondent
David D. Cole
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 31 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 10 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
  3. May 04 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Melissa Ahlman, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Mar 04 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 16, 2022)