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Davis v. Ducart

Petition for certiorari denied on May 4, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-6429 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit"s unreasoned denial of a certificate of appealability because William Davis failed to support his claim with the opinion of an expert so clearly misapplied Buck v. Davis" modest standard as to call for summary reversal.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/09/2019Application (19A166) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2019 to October 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
08/13/2019Application (19A166) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 27, 2019.
10/28/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 2, 2019)
12/12/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
12/18/2019Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2020)
01/06/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2020 to February 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
01/08/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 18, 2020. See Rule 30.1.
02/07/2020Brief of respondent Clark E. Ducart, Warden in opposition filed.
02/13/2020Letter of February 13, 2020 from counsel for respondent filed.
02/20/2020Reply of petitioner William Davis filed.
02/27/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
03/02/2020Record Requested.
03/06/2020Record received from the USCA-9th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER.
03/06/2020Record received from the USDC-Central District of California. The record is electronic and available on PACER with the exception of state documents lodged with the USDC-CDCA transmitted electronically.
03/12/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
03/23/2020Rescheduled.
03/30/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
03/30/2020Rescheduled.
04/13/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
04/14/2020Rescheduled.
04/20/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
04/21/2020Rescheduled.
04/27/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
05/04/2020Petition DENIED.