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Little v. Doguet

Petition for certiorari denied on February 20, 2024
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-291 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether Younger v. Harris and its progeny require federal courts to abstain from adjudicating petitioner’s constitutional challenges to respondents’ pretrial detention of many thousands of presumptively innocent people.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 19 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2023)
Oct 20 2023Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Oct 23 2023Waiver of right of respondent Andre' Doguet, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 23 2023Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
Nov 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
Nov 02 2023Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2023)
Nov 13 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2023 to January 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 14 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2024.
Jan 03 2024Brief of respondent Sheriff Mark Garber in opposition filed.
Jan 03 2024Brief of respondents Andre' Doguet, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 17 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Jan 17 2024Reply of petitioner Edward Little filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2024Petition DENIED.