Romeike v. Holder
Petition for certiorari denied on March 3, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether prosecution under a generally applicable law may constitute persecution when such a law violates human rights treaty obligations concerning a protected ground; and (2) whether prosecution under a generally applicable law may constitute persecution when there is direct evidence that one central reason for the government’s motive for prosecution is the desire to suppress the applicant on a protected ground.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 10 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2013) |
| Oct 29 2013 | Waiver of right of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General to respond filed. |
| Nov 4 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 26, 2013. |
| Nov 19 2013 | Response Requested . (Due December 19, 2013) |
| Dec 11 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 21, 2014. |
| Dec 19 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, and (SCHUZH). |
| Jan 21 2014 | Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| Jan 29 2014 | Reply of petitioners Uwe Andreas Josef Romeike, et al. filed. |
| Feb 5 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| Feb 24 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, et al., |
| Mar 3 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
