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Steven Donziger v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 21-2486 · judgment June 22, 2022

Certiorari denied · March 27, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Second Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephen I. Vladeck

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 8 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Argument & decision

Decided March 27, 2023.

Proceedings

  1. Mar 27 2023
    Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Kavanaugh joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
  2. Mar 20 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
  3. Mar 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
  4. Feb 27 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
  5. Feb 21 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
  6. Feb 10 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
  7. Jan 17 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
  8. Jan 10 2023
    Rescheduled.
  9. Dec 28 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
  10. Dec 27 2022
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
    Main Document
  11. Dec 27 2022
    Reply of petitioner Steven Donziger filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  12. Dec 16 2022
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
  13. Nov 16 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  14. Nov 10 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2022.
  15. Nov 09 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 16, 2022 to December 16, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  16. Oct 17 2022
    Response Requested. (Due November 16, 2022)
  17. Oct 05 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
  18. Sep 29 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  19. Sep 20 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service