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Clements v. Florida

Petition for certiorari denied on December 11, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-107 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether a person is "in custody" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254 if that person remains subject for the rest of his life to a state-law sex-offender registration scheme that, among other things, compels his frequent physical appearances for in-person reporting at particular times and places and limits the circumstances under which he may travel, all under threat of criminal sanction.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/01/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2023)
08/14/2023Waiver of right of respondent Florida, et al. to respond filed.
08/16/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
08/23/2023Response Requested. (Due September 22, 2023)
09/01/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2023 to October 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
09/05/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2023.
10/23/2023Brief of respondents Florida, et al. in opposition filed.
11/06/2023Reply of petitioner Louis Matthew Clements filed. (Distributed)
11/08/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
12/01/2023Rescheduled.
12/01/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
12/11/2023Petition DENIED.