Filson v. Tarango
Petition for certiorari denied on April 24, 2017
Issues: (1) Whether allegations of extraneous juror contact arising post-verdict can compel a trial court to question a juror about his subjective mindset in addressing the possibility of any prejudice; and (2) whether an external contact with the jury requires a court to apply a presumption of prejudice, whether or not the contact was intentional, involved in a verbal communication, concerns a matter pending before the jury, or whether or not the court even knows what actually transpired.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 1 2016 | Application (16A549) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 15, 2016 to February 13, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Dec 7 2016 | Application (16A549) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 13, 2017. |
| Feb 13 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2017) |
| Mar 20 2017 | Brief of respondent Manuel Tarango, Jr. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 20 2017 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Manuel Tarango, Jr. |
| Mar 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Michigan and Nine other States filed. |
| Apr 3 2017 | Reply of petitioners Timothy Filson, Warden, et al. filed. |
| Apr 5 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| Apr 24 2017 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Apr 24 2017 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
