Brookhart v. Smith
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on March 28, 2022.
Issue
Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)"s strictures in awarding habeas relief to the respondent, Kenneth Smith, based on its own reweighing of the evidence rather than deferring to the state court"s contrary view.
Sep 24, 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2021)
Nov 16, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
Nov 30, 2021Response Requested. (Due December 30, 2021)
Dec 14, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 30, 2021 to January 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 16, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 31, 2022. See Rule 30.1.
Jan 24, 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 31, 2022 to February 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 25, 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 22, 2022. See Rule 30.1.
Feb 22, 2022Brief of respondent Kenneth Smith in opposition filed.Mar 9, 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 9, 2022Reply of petitioner Deanna Brookhart filed. (Distributed)Mar 28, 2022Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Brookhart v. Smith, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/brookhart-v-smith/