What is the time limit on filing a petition for a writ of certiorari? can the petitioner do it self?

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   Answered July 22, 2010 11:20. If you have an immigration case, the most recent decision was probably entered by a circuit court of appeals. Supreme Court Rule 13.1 states that the deadline to file a petition for a writ of certiorari is 90 days from the date of entry of judgment by the the Court of Appeals.
   
   "1. Unless otherwise provided by law, a petition for a writ
   of certiorari to review a judgment in any case, civil or criminal,
   entered by a state court of last resort or a United States
   court of appeals (including the United States Court of Appeals
   for the Armed Forces) is timely when it is filed with
   the Clerk of this Court within 90 days after entry of the
   judgment. A petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review
   of a judgment of a lower state court that is subject to discretionary
   review by the state court of last resort is timely
   when it is filed with the Clerk within 90 days after entry of
   the order denying discretionary review."

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