Toth v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on January 23, 2023
Issue: Whether civil penalties imposed under 31 U.S.C. § 5321(a)(5)(C)-(D) — penalties that are avowedly deterrent and noncompensatory — are subject to the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 12 2022 | Application (22A31) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 28, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jul 15 2022 | Application (22A31) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 29, 2022. |
| Aug 26 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2022) |
| Sep 27 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 28, 2022 to October 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 28 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 28, 2022. |
| Sep 28 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Sep 28 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Beth A. Colgan filed. |
| Oct 20 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2022 to November 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Oct 21 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 28, 2022. |
| Nov 28 2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Dec 12 2022 | Reply of petitioner Monica Toth filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Jan 09 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023. |
| Jan 17 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023. |
| Jan 23 2023 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| Feb 17 2023 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Feb 22 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| May 30 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023. |
| Jun 05 2023 | Rehearing DENIED. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition for rehearing. |
