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Rafael Diaz-Rodriguez v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 13-73719 · judgment December 8, 2022


GVR'd · July 2, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–10%)

Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David J. Zimmer
Goodwin Procter LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Aug 05 2024
    Judgment Issued.
  2. Jul 02 2024
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U. S. ___ (2024).
  3. Jun 28 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
  4. Jun 06 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
  5. Jun 06 2023
    Reply of petitioner Rafael Diaz-Rodriguez filed. (Distributed)
  6. May 23 2023
    Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General in opposition filed.
  7. May 02 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 23, 2023.
  8. May 01 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2023 to May 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Apr 10 2023
    Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
  10. Apr 10 2023
    Brief amici curiae of National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, et al. filed.
  11. Mar 28 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2023.
  12. Mar 27 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2023 to May 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Mar 08 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2023)
  14. Mar 08 2023
    Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.