Shular v. United States

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-6662	11th. Cir.	Jan 21, 2020	Feb 26, 2020	9-0	Ginsburg	OT 2019

Holding: The definition of in "serious drug offense" in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii) requires only that the state offense involve the conduct specified in the statute; it does not require that the state offense match certain generic offenses.

Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on February 26, 2020. Justice Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/08/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2018)
12/04/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2018 to January 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
12/06/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 14, 2019.
01/10/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 14, 2019 to February 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
01/11/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 13, 2019.
02/13/2019	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
02/13/2019	Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed by petitioner.
02/28/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
03/11/2019	Rescheduled.
06/05/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
06/14/2019	Supplemental brief of petitioner Eddie Shular filed. (Distributed)
06/26/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2019.
06/28/2019	Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
07/18/2019	Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
07/30/2019	Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 25, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 22, 2019. The reply brief is to be filed on or before December 20, 2019.
09/10/2019	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Eddie Shular.
09/13/2019	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Eddie Shular
09/25/2019	Brief of petitioner Eddie Shular filed.
10/02/2019	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
10/02/2019	Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed.
10/02/2019	Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
10/07/2019	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
11/08/2019	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
11/22/2019	Brief of respondent United States filed.
11/26/2019	CIRCULATED
12/03/2019	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
12/10/2019	The record from the U.S.D.C. Northern Dist. of Florida is electronic and located on PACER, the record is complete.
12/11/2019	The record received from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, this record is complete.
12/20/2019	Reply of petitioner Eddie Shular filed. (Distributed)
01/21/2020	Argued. For petitioner: Richard M. Summa, Tallahassee, Fla. For respondent: Jonathan C. Bond, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
02/26/2020	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion.
03/30/2020	JUDGMENT ISSUED