Smith v. McKinney
Petition for certiorari denied on May 3, 2021
Issue: Whether a court determining if a prisoner has suffered an "atypical and significant" hardship must consider factors such as the duration of and justification for the particular conditions imposed (as several courts of appeals have held), or whether it can confine its analysis to a comparison of the conditions of other prison populations (as the court below held, joining several other courts of appeals).
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/22/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2020) |
| 12/09/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 01/05/2021 | Response Requested. (Due February 4, 2021) |
| 01/22/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2021 to March 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/25/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 8, 2021. |
| 03/08/2021 | Brief of respondents James McKinney, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 03/15/2021 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from March 24, 2021 to April 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/16/2021 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 14, 2021 granted. |
| 04/13/2021 | Reply of petitioner Craig Eugene Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/14/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021. |
| 05/03/2021 | Petition DENIED. |