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Lee Jones v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-3636 · judgment November 16, 2022
Certiorari denied · November 20, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Sixth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Do the courts of appeals, under Young v. United States, 315 U.S. 257 (1942), have an “independent obligation” to craft and consider forfeited legal arguments in criminal cases?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rajeev Muttreja
Jones Day
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Nov 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Nov 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
- Oct 31 2023Reply of petitioner Lee Jones filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 11 2023Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Aug 31 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 11, 2023.
- Aug 29 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 11, 2023 to October 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 24 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 11, 2023.
- Jul 21 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 11, 2023 to September 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 11 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 11, 2023.
- Jul 06 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2023 to August 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 08 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2023)
- Apr 03 2023Application (22A861) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until June 9, 2023.
- Mar 30 2023Application (22A861) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 11, 2023 to June 9, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.