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Thewodros Wolie Birhanu v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 19-9599 · judgment March 9, 2021

GVR'd · June 27, 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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elaine J. Goldenberg
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jul 29 2022
    JUDGMENT ISSUED
  2. Jun 27 2022
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Matter of B-Z-R-, 28 I. & N. Dec. 563 (A. G. 2022).
  3. Jun 07 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
  4. May 26 2022
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. (Letter received May 31, 2022)
  5. May 24 2022
    Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed.
  6. May 12 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2022.
  7. May 11 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2022 to May 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Apr 13 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 13, 2022.
  9. Apr 12 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 13, 2022 to May 13, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Mar 14 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 13, 2022.
  11. Mar 11 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 14, 2022 to April 13, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  12. Feb 10 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 14, 2022.
  13. Feb 09 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 11, 2022 to March 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Jan 07 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 11, 2022.
  15. Jan 06 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  16. Dec 10 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 12, 2022.
  17. Dec 09 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2021 to January 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  18. Nov 12 2021
    Brief amici curiae of NonProfit Legal Services Providers and Public Service Defenders filed.
  19. Oct 26 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 13, 2021.
  20. Oct 22 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2021 to December 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  21. Oct 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2021)
  22. Oct 08 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.