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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: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Timothy Muir

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied

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)