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Thompson v. Saul

Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-376 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether, when a party mistakenly but timely files a case in a forum that lacks jurisdiction, that can ever support equitably tolling the statute of limitations.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/09/2019Application (19A160) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 20, 2019 to October 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
08/09/2019Pursuant 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 filng system.
08/12/2019Application (19A160) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until September 19, 2019.
09/19/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2019)
10/16/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 23, 2019 to November 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
10/17/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2019.
11/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
11/19/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.
12/09/2019Brief of respondent Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security in opposition filed.
12/23/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
12/23/2019Reply of petitioner Dennis Thompson filed. (Distributed)
01/13/2020Petition DENIED.