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Negr”n v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 26, 2017

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-999 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether lower courts are bound by the rationale of Justice Sotomayor's lone concurrence in Freeman v. United States " with which all other justices in Freeman expressly disagreed " on the theory that it is the "narrowest grounds" of a plurality opinion under Marks v. United States.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/30/2016Application (16A537) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 13, 2016 to February 11, 2017, submitted to Justice Breyer.
11/30/2016Application (16A537) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until February 11, 2017.
02/10/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2017)
03/16/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 19, 2017.
04/06/2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 19, 2017.
05/19/2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
05/31/2017Reply of petitioner Raymond Negron filed.
06/06/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
06/26/2017Petition DENIED.