Plumley v. Austin
Petition for certiorari denied on January 20, 2015
Issue: Whether a reviewing court may presume that a trial judge acted “vindictively” in giving a defendant a higher sentence after resentencing, when no higher court had vacated the trial judge's original sentence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| May 28 2014 | Application (13A1196) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 6, 2014 to September 4, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jun 4 2014 | Application (13A1196) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 4, 2014. |
| Sep 4 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2014) |
| Oct 2 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 7, 2014. |
| Oct 6 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal District Judges Paul G. Cassell, Stephen M. Orlofsky, and Franklin H. McFadden filed. |
| Oct 8 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The National District Attorneys Association filed. |
| Nov 7 2014 | Brief of respondent Timothy Jared Austin in opposition filed. |
| Nov 7 2014 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Timothy Jared Austin. |
| Nov 24 2014 | Reply of petitioner Marvin Plumley, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 25 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. |
| Dec 10 2014 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 29 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| Jan 12 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015. |
| Jan 20 2015 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jan 20 2015 | Petition DENIED Statement of Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Scalia joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
