Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Seventh Circuit correctly held that a district court may deny a request for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to compel the appearance of a nonparty inmate as a witness at trial based only upon a consideration of the inconvenience to the government, without regard to the importance of the potential witness's testimony
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Seventh Circuit correctly held, in an acknowledged conflict with the Third Circuit, that a district court may deny a request for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to compel the appearance of a nonparty inmate as a witness at trial based only upon a consideration as to the inconvenience to the government of making that inmate available to testify and without regard to the importance of the potential witness’s testimony to the case at bar.
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-28
Reply of petitioner Michael N. Thomas filed.
2019-10-14
Brief of respondents Raymond Anderson, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-09-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 15, 2019.
2019-09-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2019 to October 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2019.
2019-08-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-07-31
Response Requested. (Due August 30, 2019)
2019-06-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-04
Waiver of right of respondents Raymond Anderson, et al. to respond filed.
2019-05-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2019)
2019-03-29
Application (18A986) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until May 13, 2019.
2019-03-27
Application (18A986) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 11, 2019 to May 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.