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Rivera v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on February 25, 2019

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-6374 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether reasonable jurists could debate whether petitioner was denied his due process rights under the Fifth Amendment when he was sentenced as an armed career criminal to an 188-month term of imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) for possessing a gun after three Florida state armed robbery convictions, when such offenses are not violent felonies after Johnson v. United States.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/12/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 15, 2017)
11/09/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2017.
12/15/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 15, 2017 to January 16, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
12/15/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 16, 2018.
01/16/2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
01/24/2018Reply of petitioner Armando Rivera filed.
02/01/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
02/12/2018Rescheduled.
03/01/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
01/15/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
02/04/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
02/19/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
02/25/2019Petition DENIED.