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Padilla-Ramirez v. Culley

Petition for certiorari denied on October 29, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1568 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in holding that a noncitizen placed in withholding of removal proceedings before an immigration judge is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)—the detention authority created by Congress for a person with a final order of removal that has not yet been executed—as opposed to 8 U.S.C. § 1226—the detention authority Congress created for a person awaiting a determination of whether they may remain in the United States.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 16 2018Pursuant 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.
May 16 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2018)
Jun 13 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2018 to July 18, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 14 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 18, 2018.
Jun 18 2018Brief amici curiae of Nonprofit Legal Services Organizations and Co-Director of Law School Immigration Clinic filed.
Jul 13 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 18, 2018 to August 17, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 16 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 17, 2018.
Aug 09 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 17, 2018 to September 17, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 13 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 17, 2018.
Sep 17 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 17, 2018 to September 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 18 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 24, 2018.
Sep 24 2018Brief of respondents Robert M. Culley, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 05 2018Reply of petitioner Raul Padilla-Ramirez filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
Oct 29 2018Petition DENIED.