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Coscia v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1099 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the "anti-spoofing" provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C), is unconstitutionally vague; and (2) whether placing genuine open-market orders that could be and, in some instances, were executed can constitute commodity fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1348(1) based solely on the trader"s purported intent in placing the orders.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/13/2017Application (17A527) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2017 to January 3, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
11/14/2017Application (17A527) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 3, 2018.
12/12/2017Application (17A527) to extend further the time from January 3, 2018 to February 2, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.
12/13/2017Application (17A527) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 2, 2018.
02/02/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2018)
02/27/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 8, 2018 to April 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
02/28/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 9, 2018.
03/08/2018Brief amici curiae of Jerry W. Markham and Ronald H. Filler filed.
04/09/2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
04/24/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
04/24/2018Reply of petitioner Michael Coscia filed. (Distributed)
05/14/2018Petition DENIED.