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Bruce R. Sands, Jr. v. Patricia V. Bradley, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-55759 · judgment June 8, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 15, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether federal courts have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 over a petition for habeas corpus alleging that a prisoner’s unconstitutional conditions of incarceration require release, either because habeas jurisdiction generally extends to conditions-of-confinement claims, or because it at least extends to such claims when the prisoner seeks his release from custody?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Fred Anthony Rowley Jr.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A182

Proceedings

  1. Apr 15 2024
    Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
  2. Mar 27 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
  3. Mar 25 2024
    Reply of petitioner Bruce Sands, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 08 2024
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Dec 26 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 8, 2024.
  6. Dec 22 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 8, 2024 to March 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Nov 15 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 8, 2024.
  8. Nov 14 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 8, 2023 to January 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Nov 06 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 8, 2023)
  10. Aug 29 2023
    Application (23A182) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 5, 2023.
  11. Aug 25 2023
    Application (23A182) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 6, 2023 to November 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.