Rios v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether law-enforcement officers must secure a warrant to obtain real-time cellular-phone location data; (2) whether courts must instruct juries on the required unanimity regarding the specific categories of acts in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act conspiracy cases, and likewise whether the court's conclusions in Richardson v. United States apply in RICO cases; and (3) whether courts should deliver uniform jury instructions on reasonable doubt and preserve the standard of proof necessary to sustain a criminal conviction.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/21/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 26, 2017) |
| 01/04/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| 01/12/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017. |
| 01/30/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/23/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2017. |
| 02/23/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/22/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017. |
| 04/13/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/17/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| 04/24/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| 05/01/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 05/08/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| 05/15/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
| 05/22/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2017. |
| 05/25/2017 | Response Requested. (Due June 26, 2017) |
| 06/21/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 26, 2017. |
| 06/26/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 07/25/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 25, 2017. |
| 08/23/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 25, 2017. |
| 09/25/2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 10/06/2017 | Reply of petitioner Antonio Rios filed. |
| 10/12/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017. |
| 06/27/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018. |
| 06/28/2018 | Petition DENIED. |