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Gonzalez-Longoria v. United States

Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Sessions v. Dimaya.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-6259 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether " after the Supreme Court"s decision in Johnson v. United States, which held the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act"s "violent felony" definition to be unconstitutionally vague " 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague when it requires application of an indeterminate risk standard to the "ordinary case" of an individual"s prior conviction.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/29/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 31, 2016)
10/27/2016Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 30, 2016.
11/23/2016Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
12/08/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
04/17/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/23/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
05/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/14/2018Petition DENIED.
05/21/2018Petition for Rehearing filed.
05/29/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
06/18/2018The petition for rehearing is granted. The order entered May 14, 2018, denying the petition for a writ of certiorari is vacated. The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
07/20/2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.