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Timothy Muir v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-181 · judgment June 2, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Timothy Muir

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 28 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 20 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 24 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)