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Peithman v. United States

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Petition for certiorari denied on November 19, 2019
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-16 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. ยง 981(a)(1)(C) authorizes forfeiture imposed jointly and severally among co-conspirators, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 6th and 8th Circuits have held, or whether such joint and several liability is foreclosed under the reasoning of Honeycutt v. United States, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has held.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Apr 29 2019Application (18A1118) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 28, 2019 to June 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Apr 30 2019Application (18A1118) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until June 27, 2019.
Jun 27 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)
Jul 29 2019Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Jul 30 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2019 to August 30, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 31 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 30, 2019.
Aug 30 2019Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 17 2019Reply of petitioners Allen Peithman, Jr., AEP Properties, L.L.C., Sharon A. Elder filed. (Distributed)
Sep 18 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
Oct 15 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
Oct 28 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
Nov 04 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
Nov 12 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
Nov 18 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)