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Reyes-Romero v. Garland

Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1390 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether, when circumstances such as agency misconduct deprive an immigration applicant of a fundamental right, a federal court may grant "nunc pro tunc" relief — in which allows a court decides a matter “now for then,” as though at an earlier date — to remedy the deprivation.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Apr 01 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2021)
Apr 01 2021Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filng System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.
Apr 27 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 5, 2021 to June 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 28 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 4, 2021.
May 20 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2021 to July 2, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
May 21 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 2, 2021.
Jun 15 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 2, 2021 to August 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 16 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 13, 2021.
Aug 13 2021Brief of respondent Merrick Garland, Attorney General in opposition filed.
Aug 31 2021Reply of petitioner Mario Nelson Reyes-Romero filed. (Distributed)
Sep 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.