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Rutherford v. United States

Consolidated with:

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-820 3rd Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: Whether a district court may consider disparities created by the First Step Act’s prospective changes in sentencing law when deciding if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/30/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2025)
02/21/2025Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) filed.
02/26/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2025 to April 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
02/27/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 4, 2025.
02/28/2025Brief amici curiae of Clinical Law Professors filed.
03/05/2025Brief amici curiae of Former Bureau of Prisons Officials filed.
03/05/2025Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed.
04/02/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
04/03/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 5, 2025.
05/05/2025Brief for the United states filed.
05/12/2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
05/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
05/13/2025Reply of petitioner Daniel Rutherford filed. (Distributed)
06/02/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
06/06/2025Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-860 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.