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Fairley v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 9, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1607 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(E) permits the admission of out-of-court statements that were not made during and in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy, but were instead made during a non-criminal “venture.”

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 24 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2018)
Jun 21 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2018 to July 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 22 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 30, 2018.
Jun 28 2018Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Evidence filed.
Jul 10 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 30, 2018 to August 29, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 11 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 29, 2018.
Aug 29 2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 11 2018Reply of petitioner Kenneth Fairley filed. (Distributed)
Sep 12 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
Oct 09 2018Petition DENIED.