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City of Kent, Washington v. Adrian Jacobo-Hernandez
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1, No. 81783-3-I · judgment October 25, 2021
Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 3%–9%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Whether the Excessive Fines Clause provides a livelihood preservation protection which can prevent the forfeiture of the instrumentality of a felony?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Bijan Thomas Hughes
City of Kent - Office of the City Attorney
For respondent
John Robert Carpenter
Federal Public Defender
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Sep 22 2022Supplemental brief of petitioner City of Kent filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 29 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jun 27 2022Waiver of right of respondent Adrian Jacobo-Hernandez to respond filed.
- May 25 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 27, 2022)