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Brown v. Buhman

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on January 23, 1917.

Docket No.16-333
Op. Below10th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the government can seek to moot a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a statute by adopting a new non-enforcement policy during the pendency of litigation; (2) whether the government can later moot by voluntary cessation a subsequently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a statute under which the government publicly threatened a party with prosecution; and (3) when a district court makes underlying findings of fact in the course of adjudicating a claim under the voluntary cessation doctrine, under what standard of review those findings should be examined on appeal.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 1, 2016
Application (16A117) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 11, 2016 to September 10, 2016, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Aug 3, 2016
Application (16A117) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 10, 2016.
Sep 12, 2016
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2016)
Oct 14, 2016
Waiver of right of respondent Jeffrey R. Buhman to respond filed.
Oct 25, 2016
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2016.
Oct 26, 2016
Response Requested . (Due November 25, 2016)
Nov 10, 2016
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 27, 2016.
Dec 27, 2016
Brief of respondent Jeffrey R. Buhman in opposition filed.
Jan 3, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2017.
Jan 3, 2017
Reply of petitioners Kody Brown, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23, 2017
Petition DENIED.

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