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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

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 12 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 29 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Eric Terry, Trustee to respond filed.
  4. Jun 05 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2023)