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Roy Charles Brooks, et al., Appellants v. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al.
Paid petition · United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, No. 3:21-CV-259-DCG-JES-JVB, 1:21-CV-991-LY-JES-JVB · judgment May 4, 2022
Dismissed · November 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 21% cert probability (95% interval 10%–38%)
Before the decision, about 5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), counsel who has filed here before, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Chad Wilson Dunn
Brazil & Dunn
For respondent
Lanora Christine Pettit
Office of the Texas Attorney General
Proceedings
- Dec 23 2022Judgment issued.
- Nov 21 2022The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
- Nov 14 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
- Oct 25 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
- Oct 20 2022Brief opposing motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellants Roy Charles Brooks, et al.
- Oct 11 2022Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al.
- Aug 23 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2022.
- Aug 22 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2022 to October 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 08 2022Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 12, 2022)
- Aug 01 2022Application (22A83) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 8, 2022. See Rules 18.3, 30.2.
- Jul 27 2022Application (22A83) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.