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Ohio v. D. R.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Ohio, No. 2021-0934 · judgment December 16, 2022


Certiorari denied · June 12, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–12%)

Before the decision, about 1.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Does the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause entitle juvenile sex offenders to hearings at which courts have discretion to lift statutorily mandated sex-offender-registration obligations?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Benjamin Michael Flowers
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

For respondent
Jessica Rafal Moss
Hamilton County Public Defender's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jun 12 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 23 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
  3. May 22 2023
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
  4. May 15 2023
  5. May 09 2023
    Brief of respondent D.R. in opposition filed.
  6. Apr 06 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association filed.
  7. Mar 20 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2023.
  8. Mar 17 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2023 to May 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Mar 07 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2023)