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Hankins v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-522 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether, where a victim entitled to restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 neither accepts restitution nor assigns it to the Crime Victims Fund, the district court may nonetheless order the defendant to pay restitution to the Crime Victims Fund, despite the absence of statutory authority for such an order.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/14/2017Application (17A185) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2017 to October 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
08/17/2017Application (17A185) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 5, 2017.
10/05/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2017)
11/03/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2017.
12/06/2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
12/20/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
12/20/2017Reply of petitioner Ann Hankins filed. (Distributed)
01/08/2018Petition DENIED.