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Taylor J. Matson v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-30060 · judgment May 17, 2023
Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
Whether case agents may offer lay opinions summarizing evidence, interpreting plain language, and drawing inferences from evidence that only a jury may draw for itself. (A 3-8 split.)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thomas Arnold Antoine Beller Burns
Burns, P.A.
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
23A110
Order
Order list, November 20, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 20 2023Petition DENIED.
- Nov 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
- Oct 23 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Oct 16 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2023)
- Aug 09 2023Application (23A110) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 14, 2023.
- Aug 02 2023Application (23A110) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 15, 2023 to October 14, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.