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Karu Gene White v. Laura Plappert, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-5958 · judgment March 14, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 26, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
ADEEL MOHAMMADI EVAN MANN MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 350 S. Grand Ave., 560 Mission Street, 50th Floor 27th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 San Francisco, CA 94105 (213) 683-9208 (415) 512-4000 adeel.mohammadi@mto.com evan.mann@mto.com Counsel for Petitioner
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
For respondent
Matthew Franklin Kuhn
Office of Attorney General of Kentucky
Proceedings
- Jan 26 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 07 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
- Jan 06 2026Reply of petitioner Karu Gene White filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2025Brief of respondent Laura Plappert in opposition filed.
- Oct 10 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 22, 2025.
- Oct 09 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2025 to December 22, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 26 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2025)
- Jul 02 2025Application (25A4) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 26, 2025.
- Jun 27 2025Application (25A4) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2025 to September 26, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.