Perez v. Colorado

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 19, 2020.

Issue

Whether, and to what extent, the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee a criminal defendant the right to discover potentially exculpatory mental health records held by a private party, notwithstanding a state privilege law to the contrary.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jun 4, 2020

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2020)Jun 29, 2020

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Robert A. Perez Jul 1, 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2020 to September 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Jul 2, 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 11, 2020.

Jul 13, 2020

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.Jul 13, 2020

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.Sep 11, 2020

Brief of respondent Colorado in opposition filed.Sep 25, 2020

Reply of petitioner Robert A. Perez filed. (Distributed)

Sep 30, 2020

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.

Oct 19, 2020

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Perez v. Colorado, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/perez-v-colorado/