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Armstrong v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on March 9, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-392 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether the constitutional right to counsel of choice extends to cases in which a criminal defendant"s assets are frozen as part of a parallel civil enforcement action; and (2) whether the failure to return untainted personal property to a defendant violates the constitutional guarantee of due process.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/27/2019Application (19A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2019 to September 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
06/28/2019Application (19A8) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until September 20, 2019.
09/19/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2019)
10/07/2019Waiver of right of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. to respond filed.
10/23/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
10/31/2019Response Requested. (Due December 2, 2019)
11/26/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2019 to January 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
11/27/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 2, 2020.
12/16/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2020 to February 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
12/17/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 3, 2020.
02/03/2020Brief of respondent Tancred Schiavoni, in his Capacity as Temporary Receiver in opposition filed.
02/03/2020Brief of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
02/18/2020Reply of petitioner Martin A. Armstrong filed.
02/19/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
03/09/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
04/03/2020Petition for Rehearing filed.
04/15/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
05/04/2020Rehearing DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.