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Wilkinson v. Marinelarena

Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Pereida v. Wilkinson, on March 8, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-632 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether an alien satisfies her burden of proof to establish that she meets the applicable eligibility requirements for discretionary cancellation of removal when the record establishes that she has been convicted under a statute defining multiple crimes, at least some of which would constitute disqualifying offenses, but it is inconclusive as to which crime formed the basis of the alien"s conviction.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/04/2019Application (19A383) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 16, 2019 to November 15, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
10/07/2019Application (19A383) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 15, 2019.
11/15/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2019)
11/15/2019Pursuant 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.
12/13/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 16, 2019 to December 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
12/16/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 23, 2019.
12/23/2019Brief of respondent Aracely Marinelarena in opposition filed.
01/08/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
03/04/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
03/08/2021Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Pereida v. Wilkinson, 592 U. S. ___ (2021).
04/09/2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.