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Valueland Auto Sales, Inc. v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on December 13, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-211 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether, when the district court dismisses all criminal charges against a defendant, that court has jurisdiction over a motion to expunge the records relating to those charges, as held by the U.S Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 10th and D.C. Circuits, or whether the district court lacks jurisdiction over such motions, as held by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 11th Circuits.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 11 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, 2021)
Sep 02 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 13, 2021 to October 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 03 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 13, 2021.
Oct 05 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2021 to November 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 06 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2021.
Nov 09 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Nov 23 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Nov 23 2021Reply of petitioners Valueland Auto Sales, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 13 2021Petition DENIED.