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Gates v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 21, 2018

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-6262 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether, under the Supreme Court"s opinions in United States v. Booker, Johnson v. United States and Beckles v. United States, which depended heavily upon the distinction between advisory and mandatory sentencing schemes, the residual clause of the mandatory sentencing guidelines is unconstitutionally vague.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/02/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2017)
10/16/2017Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
10/19/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017.
10/27/2017Response Requested. (Due November 27, 2017)
11/21/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 27, 2017 to December 27, 2017, submitted to The Clerk.
11/22/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2017
12/27/2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
01/09/2018Reply of petitioner Quentery Gates filed. (Distributed)
01/11/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
02/20/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018.
02/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
03/12/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/09/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
04/16/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/23/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
05/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/14/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
05/21/2018Petition DENIED.