Diaz-Rodriguez v. Garland

Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo on July 2, 2024.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-863	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2023

Issue: Whether the provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act providing that noncitizens may be removed, and are ineligible for many forms of discretionary relief from removal, if they have been "convicted of ... a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment" encompasses a conviction for a state crime of child endangerment that criminalizes a negligent act creating a risk of harm to a child, even if no harm actually ensues.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/08/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2023)
03/08/2023	Pursuant 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 filing system.
03/27/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2023 to May 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
03/28/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2023.
04/10/2023	Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
04/10/2023	Brief amici curiae of National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, et al. filed.
05/01/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2023 to May 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
05/02/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 23, 2023.
05/23/2023	Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General in opposition filed.
06/06/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
06/06/2023	Reply of petitioner Rafael Diaz-Rodriguez filed. (Distributed)
06/28/2024	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
07/02/2024	Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U. S. ___ (2024).
08/05/2024	Judgment Issued.