Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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21-551 | 7th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2021 |
Issue: Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Oct 12 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2021) |
Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
Nov 10 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2021. |
Nov 12 2021 | Brief amici curiae of FAMM and NACDL filed. |
Nov 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Conservative Union Foundation Nolan Center for Justice and the Cato Institute filed. |
Dec 15 2021 | Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
Dec 21 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period to distribute the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 filed. |
Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
Dec 22 2021 | Reply of petitioner John J. Watford filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 10 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
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