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Diaz-Esparza v. Sessions

Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Session v. Dimaya on May 14, 2018.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-820 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. § 16(b), as incorporated into the Immigration and Nationality Act"s provisions governing an alien"s removal from the United States, is unconstitutionally vague.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/05/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2018)
12/05/2017Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court’s Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system.
01/05/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 8, 2018 to February 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
01/05/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 7, 2018.
02/07/2018Memorandum of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General filed.
02/21/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
04/17/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/23/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
05/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/14/2018Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
06/15/2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.