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Quannah L. Harris v. Jerry Biddle, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-5557 · judgment April 1, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does Rule 4(a)(6) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure limit equitable relief as it is part of the broad powers granted to the Federal Courts? ( Answer: YES)
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Where the failure to transmit critical filing (orders or otherwise) is made by the Office of the Court, Should deference be granted ? ( Answer: YES)
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Does Rule 60(b) allow for equitable consideration despite Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure? (Answer: YES )
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Quannah Harris
For respondent
Charles Larry Lewis
Office of the Attorney General of Tennessee
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jun 29 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jun 24 2022Waiver of right of respondent Jerry Biddle, et al. to respond filed.
- Jun 03 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2022)