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Abrahim Mohamed Fofana v. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2485 · judgment January 9, 2026
Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Abrahim Mohamed Fofana
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 23 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 08 2026Brief of respondents Markwayne Mullin, et al. in opposition filed.
- Aug 04 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 8, 2026.
- Jul 31 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 7, 2026 to September 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 7, 2026.
- Jun 26 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 8, 2026 to August 7, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 01 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 8, 2026.
- May 29 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 8, 2026 to July 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 01 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 8, 2026.
- Apr 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2026 to June 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 7, 2026)
- Apr 01 2026Pursuant 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.