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Smith v. McKinney

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 3, 2021.

Docket No.20-554
Op. Below8th Cir.

Issue

Whether a court determining if a prisoner has suffered an "atypical and significant" hardship must consider factors such as the duration of and justification for the particular conditions imposed (as several courts of appeals have held), or whether it can confine its analysis to a comparison of the conditions of other prison populations (as the court below held, joining several other courts of appeals).

Proceedings & orders timeline

Oct 22, 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)
Dec 9, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 5, 2021
Response Requested. (Due February 4, 2021)
Jan 22, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2021 to March 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 25, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 8, 2021.
Mar 8, 2021
Brief of respondents James McKinney, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 15, 2021
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from March 24, 2021 to April 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 16, 2021
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 14, 2021 granted.
Apr 13, 2021
Reply of petitioner Craig Eugene Smith filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
May 3, 2021
Petition DENIED.

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