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Jesus Figueroa Ochoa v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-72510 · judgment February 6, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 18% cert probability (95% interval 12%–25%)

Before the decision, about 4.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Ninth Circuit decision below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 12 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Jun 12 2024
    Reply of petitioner Jesus F. Ochoa filed. (Distributed)
  4. May 24 2024
    Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General in opposition filed.
  5. May 06 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2024.
  6. May 03 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2024 to May 24, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Mar 28 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 13, 2024.
  8. Mar 27 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Mar 11 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 12, 2024)
  10. Mar 11 2024
    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.