Simmons v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on November 1, 2021.
Issue
Whether a court can summarily dismiss a pro se habeas petition as untimely for failure to adequately allege a causal connection when petitioner explains how a government impediment "prevented" him from filing timely but does not allege with specificity how he discovered and attempted to remedy that impediment.
Jun 4, 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2021)Jun 30, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 9, 2021 to August 9, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 1, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2021.
Jul 9, 2021Brief amicus curiae of Rights Behind Bars filed.Jul 21, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2021 to September 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Jul 22, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 8, 2021.
Sep 8, 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Sep 21, 2021Reply of petitioner Simmons filed. (Distributed)Sep 22, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 5, 2021Rescheduled.
Oct 12, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
Oct 12, 2021Rescheduled.
Oct 25, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Nov 1, 2021Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Recommended Citation: Simmons v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/simmons-v-united-states/