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Manzano v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1447 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether the United States may seek a writ of mandamus in a criminal case to bring an interlocutory appeal that is not permitted by 18 U.S.C. § 3731; and (2) whether a writ of mandamus may issue when the applicant does not have a clear and indisputable right to it by established law, but the issuing court is firmly convinced that the lower court is wrong.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/26/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2020)
07/21/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2020 to August 31, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
07/22/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 31, 2020.
07/31/2020Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, FAMM Foundation, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
08/07/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
08/10/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 30, 2020.
09/29/2020Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
10/14/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
10/14/2020Reply of petitioner Yehudi Manzano filed. (Distributed)
11/02/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.