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PUGIN v. GARLAND

No. 22-23, No. 22-331 22-331.

143 S.Ct. 1833 (2023)

Jean Francois PUGIN, Petitioner v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, Petitioner v. Fernando Cordero-Garcia, aka Fernando Cordero.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis E. Gannon , Deputy Solicitor General, for the Attorney General.

Martha Hutton , Washington, DC, for Jean Francois Pugin.

Mark C. Fleming , Boston, MA, for Fernando Cordero-Garcia.

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant, Attorney General, Curtis E. Gannon , Deputy Solicitor General, Frederick Liu , Assistant to the Solicitor General, John W. Blakeley , Aimee J. Carmichael , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Attorney General.

Bruce Pettig , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Lauren Averill , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, CA, Michael R. Dreeben , Counsel of Record, Brian D. Boyle , Martha Hutton , Jenya Godina , Jack Derewicz , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner Jean Francois Pugin.

Catherine M.A. Carroll , Allison M. Schultz , Wilmer Cutler Pickering , Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, Michael K. Mehr , Mehr & Soto, LLP, Santa Cruz, CA, Mark C. Fleming , Counsel of Record, Michael S. Crafts , Victoria L. Moreno , Wilmer Cutler Pickering , Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, Jason F. Choy , Michael E. Romeo , Joshua A. Vittor , Wilmer Cutler Pickering , Hale and Dorr LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent.

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