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Riley v. Garland

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1270 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issues: (1) Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1)'s 30-day deadline is jurisdictional, or merely a mandatory claims-processing rule that can be waived or forfeited; and (2) whether a person can obtain review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision in a withholding-only proceeding by filing a petition within 30 days of that decision.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 31 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
May 31 2024Pursuant 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.
Jun 17 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
Jul 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General filed. VIDED
Aug 02 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 05 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 13, 2024.
Sep 13 2024Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed.
Oct 01 2024Reply of petitioner Pierre Riley filed. (Distributed)
Oct 02 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
Oct 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
Nov 04 2024Petition GRANTED limited to the questions presented by the respondent's brief.
Nov 04 2024As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
Nov 04 2024Motion of Former U.S. Attorneys General for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024)
Nov 18 2024Letter to Clerk of Former U.S. Attorneys General not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024)
Dec 03 2024Stephen J. Hammer, Esquire, of Dallas, Texas, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.
Dec 03 2024Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General in support of neither party filed.
Dec 03 2024Motion for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument of Former U.S. Attorneys General withdrawn by counsel of record. (December 10, 2024)
Dec 04 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Dec 04 2024Letter Withdrawing Motion of December 3 of Former U.S. Attorneys General submitted.
Dec 10 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondents' brief supporting petitioner on the merits is extended to and including January 3, 2025. The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including February 18, 2025.