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Thomas Dale Ferguson v. John Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-12727 · judgment June 7, 2023

Certiorari denied · February 20, 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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Linda T. Coberly
Winston & Strawn, LLP

For respondent
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A312

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 31 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  3. Jan 30 2024
    Reply of petitioner Thomas Dale Ferguson filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Jan 12 2024
    Brief of respondent Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Dec 07 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2024)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Dec 04 2023
    Application (23A312) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 4, 2024.
  7. Nov 24 2023
    Application (23A312) to extend further the time from December 6, 2023 to January 4, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.
    Written RequestWritten RequestProof of Service
  8. Oct 11 2023
    Application (23A312) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 6, 2023.
  9. Oct 05 2023
    Application (23A312) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to January 4, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.
    Main DocumentProof of Service