Serrano v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-768	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

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.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/01/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)
12/08/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gerardo Serrano
12/28/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 4, 2021 to February 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
12/29/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 3, 2021
01/04/2021	Brief amici curiae of David B. Smith, LEAP, and the R Street Institute filed.
02/01/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2021 to March 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
02/02/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 5, 2021.
03/01/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2021 to March 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
03/02/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 16, 2021.
03/16/2021	Brief of respondents U.S. Customs and Border Protection, et al. in opposition filed.
03/30/2021	Reply of petitioner Gerardo Serrano filed. (Distributed)
03/31/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
04/19/2021	Petition DENIED.