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Pereida v. Wilkinson

Docket No.19-438
Op. Below8th Cir.
ArgumentOct 14, 2020

Holding

A nonpermanent resident seeking to cancel a lawful removal order fails to carry his burden of showing that he has not been convicted of a disqualifying offense when the statutory conviction on his record is ambiguous regarding whether a disqualifying offense formed the basis of his conviction.

Judgment

Affirmed, 5-3, in an opinion by Neil Gorsuch on Mar 4, 2021. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sotomayor and Kagan joined. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 30, 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2019)
Sep 30, 2019
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.
Oct 24, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 1, 2019 to December 2, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 25, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2019.
Nov 12, 2019
Brief of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General filed.
Nov 25, 2019
Reply of petitioner Clemente A. Pereida filed.
Nov 26, 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
Dec 18, 2019
Petition GRANTED.
Dec 18, 2019
As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
Jan 10, 2020
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Clemente A. Pereida.
Jan 28, 2020
Brief of petitioner Clemente A. Pereida filed.
Jan 31, 2020
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 30, 2020.
Feb 4, 2020
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Feb 4, 2020
Brief amici curiae of Former United States Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals filed.
Feb 4, 2020
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.
Feb 4, 2020
Brief amici curiae of Immigrant Defense Project, et al. filed.
Feb 19, 2020
CIRCULATED
Feb 19, 2020
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Feb 24, 2020
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 26, 2020
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit including the administrative record (1-Box).
Feb 27, 2020
Brief of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Mar 4, 2020
Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed)
Mar 16, 2020
ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
Mar 30, 2020
Reply of petitioner Clemente A. Pereida filed. (Distributed)
Apr 13, 2020
Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020.
Jul 13, 2020
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Oct 14, 2020
Argued. For petitioner: Brian P. Goldman, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Jonathan C. Bond, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 4, 2021
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Apr 5, 2021
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 2, 2021
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit including the administrative record (1-Box).

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