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Douglas K. Smith v. Eric Terry
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-50764 · judgment March 8, 2023
Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Circuit Court’s March 8, 2023 denial of a second motion for thirty-day extension of time to file appellant brief, and resultant dismissal of appeal, was abuse of discretion.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Steven H. Jesser
Attorney at Law, P.C
For respondent
Misty Ann Segura
Spencer Frane, LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 12 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jun 29 2023Waiver of right of respondent Eric Terry, Trustee to respond filed.
- Jun 05 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2023)