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Oklahoma v. Terrance Lucas Cottingham

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, No. F-2017-1294 · judgment May 6, 2021

Certiorari denied · January 24, 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 McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S.Ct. 2452 (2020), should be overruled.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mithun Mansinghani
Solicitor General

For respondent
Zachary Charles Schauf
Jenner & Block, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 24 2022
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Jan 24 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Jan 18 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
  4. Jan 10 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
  5. Dec 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  6. Nov 18 2021
    Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  7. Nov 04 2021
    Brief of respondent Terrance L. Cottingham in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  8. Nov 04 2021
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Terrance L. Cottingham.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  9. Oct 29 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Cherokee Nation filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Oct 02 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service