Reyes v. Sessions
Petition for certiorari denied on January 16, 2018
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in deferring to the Board of Immigration Appeals' interpretation of the term "particular social group" from the Immigration and Nationality Act under Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
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- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, August 30, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/16/2017 | Application (16A1257) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 27, 2017 to August 11, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| 06/26/2017 | Application (16A1257) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 11, 2017. |
| 08/11/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2017) |
| 09/14/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Sessions, Jefferson B. to respond filed. |
| 09/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| 09/26/2017 | Response Requested. (Due October 26, 2017) |
| 10/18/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 27, 2017. |
| 11/13/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 7, 2017. |
| 11/13/2017 | 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. |
| 12/07/2017 | Brief of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions III, Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| 12/20/2017 | Reply of petitioner Wilfredo Garay Reyes filed. |
| 12/27/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| 01/16/2018 | Petition DENIED. |