Serrano v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021
Issue: Whether, when the government seizes a vehicle for civil forfeiture, due process requires a prompt post-seizure
hearing to test the legality of the seizure and continued
detention of the vehicle pending the final forfeiture
trial.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 01 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2021) |
| Dec 08 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gerardo Serrano |
| Dec 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 4, 2021 to February 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 29 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 3, 2021 |
| Jan 04 2021 | Brief amici curiae of David B. Smith, LEAP, and the R Street Institute filed. |
| Feb 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2021 to March 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 5, 2021. |
| Mar 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2021 to March 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 16, 2021. |
| Mar 16 2021 | Brief of respondents U.S. Customs and Border Protection, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 30 2021 | Reply of petitioner Gerardo Serrano filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| Apr 19 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
