Houston v. United States
Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Concepcion v. United States.
Issue: Whether a sentencing court must consider
applicable sentencing factors codified in 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a) when deciding whether to impose a reduced
sentence under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Apr 19 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 21, 2021) |
| May 12 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 21, 2021 to June 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 21, 2021. |
| May 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| May 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Jun 14 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 21, 2021 to July 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 15 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 21, 2021. |
| Jul 21 2021 | Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed. |
| Aug 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Aug 04 2021 | Reply of petitioner Eddie Houston, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 29 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022. |
| Jun 30 2022 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Concepcion v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022). |
| Aug 01 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
