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Malikah Asante-Chioke v. Nicholas Dowdle, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-30694 · judgment June 5, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dana Evans Foster
White & Case LLP
For respondent
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga
Louisiana Department of Justice
Proceedings
- Jan 13 2025Petition DENIED.
- Dec 24 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
- Dec 23 2024Reply of petitioner Malikah Asante-Chioke filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 18 2024Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
- Dec 17 2024Brief of respondents Nicholas Dowdle, et al. in opposition filed.
- Dec 06 2024Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed.
- Nov 21 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2024.
- Nov 20 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2024 to December 17, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 06 2024Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2024)
- Oct 31 2024Brief amicus curiae of Michael E. Solimine filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 30 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
- Oct 30 2024Brief amici curiae of Public Accountability, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 25 2024Waiver of right of respondent Nicholas Dowdle, et al. to respond filed.
- Oct 03 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2024)
- Aug 27 2024Application (24A209) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 3, 2024.
- Aug 23 2024Application (24A209) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2024 to October 3, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.