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James v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 21, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-6769 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)
11/09/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 14, 2017)
12/06/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2017 to January 16, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
12/07/2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2018.
01/16/2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
01/30/2018Reply of petitioner Broderick James filed.
02/01/2018DISTRIBUTED 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.