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Maria Falcon v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-60206 · judgment March 26, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 12, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here and a Fifth Circuit decision below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Raed Gonzalez
Gonzalez Olivieri, LLC

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 12, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  3. Sep 20 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Garland, Merrick to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Aug 23 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2021)
  5. Aug 23 2021
    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 this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.