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Simmons v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 1, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1704 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether a court can summarily dismiss a pro se habeas petition as untimely for failure to adequately allege a causal connection when petitioner explains how a government impediment “prevented” him from filing timely but does not allege with specificity how he discovered and attempted to remedy that impediment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 04 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2021)
Jun 30 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 9, 2021 to August 9, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 01 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2021.
Jul 09 2021Brief amicus curiae of Rights Behind Bars filed.
Jul 21 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2021 to September 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 22 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 8, 2021.
Sep 08 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 21 2021Reply of petitioner Simmons filed. (Distributed)
Sep 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 05 2021Rescheduled.
Oct 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
Oct 12 2021Rescheduled.
Oct 25 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Nov 01 2021Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)