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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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
22A83

Proceedings

  1. Dec 23 2022
    Judgment issued.
  2. Nov 21 2022
    The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
  3. Nov 14 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
  4. Oct 25 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
  5. Oct 20 2022
    Brief opposing motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellants Roy Charles Brooks, et al.
  6. Oct 11 2022
    Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al.
  7. Aug 23 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2022.
  8. Aug 22 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2022 to October 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Aug 08 2022
    Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 12, 2022)
  10. Aug 01 2022
    Application (22A83) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 8, 2022. See Rules 18.3, 30.2.
  11. Jul 27 2022
    Application (22A83) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.