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