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Bradley Hester v. Matthew Gentry

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-13894 · judgment July 29, 2022

Certiorari denied · June 12, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 16% cert probability (95% interval 11%–23%)

Before the decision, about 3.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

MICAH WEST LATISHA GOTELL FAULKS KIRSTEN ANDERSON AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES SOUTHERN POVERTY UNION OF ALABAMA LAW CENTER P.O. Box 6179 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36106 Montgomery, AL 36130 BRANDON BUSKEY AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION CRIMINAL LAW REFORM PROJECT 125 Broad St. New York, NY 10004

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Seth P. Waxman
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

For respondent
Jamie Helen Kidd Frawley
Webb McNeill Walker PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
22A684

Proceedings

  1. Jun 12 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 23 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
  3. May 16 2023
    Reply of petitioner Bradley Hester filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. May 03 2023
    Brief of respondent Matthew Gentry in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Apr 04 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 3, 2023.
  6. Apr 03 2023
    Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars of Bail filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  7. Apr 03 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  8. Apr 03 2023
    Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  9. Mar 31 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 3, 2023 to May 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  10. Feb 28 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  11. Feb 01 2023
    Application (22A684) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 18, 2023.
  12. Jan 27 2023
    Application (22A684) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 16, 2023 to March 18, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.
    Main Document