Trudeau v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on December 5, 2016
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 16-37 |
7th Cir. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 16 |
Issue: (1) Whether a violation of the criminal contempt statute, 18 U.S.C. § 401, should be classified as a Class A felony under 18 U.S.C. § 3559 (as the First and Fourth Circuits hold), similarly to the closest analogous offense (as the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits hold), or sui generis based on the penalty actually imposed by the court (as the Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits hold); and (2) whether the willfulness mens rea of criminal contempt requires the government to prove that the defendant's wrongful conduct was knowing (as the First and Eleventh Circuits hold), reckless (as the Fifth, Seventh, and D.C. Circuits hold), or negligent (as the Eighth and Ninth Circuits hold).
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| May 5 2016 | Application (15A1143) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 5, 2016 to July 6, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| May 6 2016 | Application (15A1143) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 6, 2016. |
| Jul 6 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2016) |
| Jul 18 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Jul 20 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Jul 27 2016 | Response Requested . (Due August 26, 2016) |
| Aug 17 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 26, 2016. |
| Sep 22 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 26, 2016. |
| Oct 26 2016 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Reply of petitioner Kevin Mark Trudeau filed. |
| Nov 15 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 2, 2016. |
| Dec 5 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
