Longoria v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on March 22, 2021
Issue: Whether the government, at sentencing, may withhold a motion for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under the United States Sentencing Guideline § 3E1.1(b) — for the defendant who “has assisted
authorities in the investigation or prosecution of his own misconduct by
timely notifying authorities of his intention to enter a plea of guilty, thereby
permitting the government to avoid preparing for trial and permitting the
government and the court to allocate their resources efficiently” — on the ground that the defendant proceeded to a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 11 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2020) |
| Sep 21 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Sep 24 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| Oct 05 2020 | Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2020) |
| Nov 09 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 10 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2020. |
| Nov 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2020 to February 2, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 25 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2021. |
| Jan 29 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Feb 10 2021 | Reply of petitioner Martin Longoria filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| Mar 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| Mar 22 2021 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
