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Yanez-Pena v. Barr

Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit for further consideration in light of Niz-Chavez v. Garland, on May 3, 2021.
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1208 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether “a notice to appear” as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Pereira v. Sessions can consist of information compiled from multiple documents, rather than one document that contains all of the statutorily required information.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Apr 08 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2020)
Apr 08 2020Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filng system.
May 01 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 11, 2020 to June 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
May 04 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2020.
May 11 2020Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Six Former Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals filed.
May 11 2020Brief amicus curiae of Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative filed.
Jun 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 10, 2020 to July 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 08 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 10, 2020.
Jul 10 2020Memorandum of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General filed.
Jul 24 2020Reply of petitioner Erika Jisela Yanez-Pena filed.
Jul 29 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Apr 29 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
May 03 2021Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 593 U. S. ___ (2021).
Jun 04 2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.