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Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Leymis Carolina Velasquez, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 19-1148, 19-2130 · judgment October 27, 2020

GVR'd · November 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 22% cert probability (95% interval 14%–33%)

Before the decision, about 5.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and an Eighth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether, under 8 U.S.C. 1254a(f )(4), a grant of temporary protected status must be treated as an admission into the United States for purposes of a foreign national’s application for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status under 8 U.S.C. 1255. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

For respondent
David Lee Wilson
Wilson Law Group

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 03 2021
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. Nov 01 2021
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Sanchez v. Mayorkas, 593 U. S. ___ (2021).
  3. Oct 06 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  4. Sep 17 2021
    Brief of respondents Leymis Carolina Velasquez, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Aug 31 2021
    Response Requested. (Due September 30, 2021)
  6. Aug 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  7. Jul 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 5, 2021)
    PetitionProof of Service