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Simmons v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 1, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1704 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether a court can summarily dismiss a pro se habeas petition as untimely for failure to adequately allege a causal connection when petitioner explains how a government impediment "prevented" him from filing timely but does not allege with specificity how he discovered and attempted to remedy that impediment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/04/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2021)
06/30/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 9, 2021 to August 9, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
07/01/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2021.
07/09/2021Brief amicus curiae of Rights Behind Bars filed.
07/21/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2021 to September 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
07/22/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 8, 2021.
09/08/2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
09/21/2021Reply of petitioner Simmons filed. (Distributed)
09/22/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
10/05/2021Rescheduled.
10/12/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
10/12/2021Rescheduled.
10/25/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
11/01/2021Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)