McClinton v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 30, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21-1557	7th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2022

Issue: Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant"s sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/15/2022	Application (21A530) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2022 to June 11, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett.
03/22/2022	Application (21A530) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until June 11, 2022.
06/10/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2022)
06/16/2022	Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
06/22/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
06/30/2022	Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
07/08/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Douglas Berman filed. (Distributed)
07/14/2022	Response Requested. (Due August 15, 2022)
07/14/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
07/14/2022	Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Federal Defenders, et al. filed.
08/10/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 15, 2022 to September 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
08/10/2022	Brief amici curiae of 17 Former Federal Judges filed.
08/11/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2022.
08/15/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed.
09/06/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2022 to October 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
09/07/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 14, 2022.
10/11/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2022 to October 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
10/12/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 28, 2022.
10/28/2022	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/11/2022	Reply of petitioner Dayonta McClinton filed. (Distributed)
11/15/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
11/29/2022	Rescheduled.
12/05/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
12/08/2022	Rescheduled.
12/14/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
01/03/2023	Rescheduled.
01/09/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
01/17/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
01/18/2023	Letter of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Supplemental brief of petitioner Dayonta McClinton filed.
03/07/2023	Supplemental brief of petitioner Dayonta McClinton filed.
04/06/2023	Letter of respondent United States filed. VIDED.
04/25/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
05/09/2023	Rescheduled.
05/15/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
05/22/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
05/30/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
06/05/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
06/07/2023	Supplemental brief of petitioner Dayonta McClinton filed. (Distributed)
06/12/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
06/20/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
06/29/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023.
06/30/2023	Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Statement of Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Gorsuch and Justice Barrett join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Alito, concurring in the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)