United States v. Briones
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Jones v. Mississippi, on May 3, 2021
Issue: Whether Miller v. Alabama, which "h[e]ld that the Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders," entitles the respondent to invalidation of a discretionary life-without-parole sentence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/25/2019 | Application (19A343) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2019 to November 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. (Justice Kagan is recused.) |
| 09/26/2019 | Application (19A343) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until November 6, 2019. |
| 10/24/2019 | Application (19A343) to extend further the time from November 6, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| 10/25/2019 | Application (19A343) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 6, 2019. |
| 12/06/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020) |
| 12/26/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2020 to February 5, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/27/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 5, 2020. |
| 01/22/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2020 to March 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/23/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 6, 2020. |
| 02/26/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2020 to April 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/27/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2020. |
| 03/10/2020 | Letter of March 10, 2020 from the Solicitor General filed. |
| 04/06/2020 | Brief of respondent Riley Briones, Jr. in opposition filed. |
| 04/22/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| 04/22/2020 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/26/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021. |
| 05/03/2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U. S. ___ (2021). |
| 05/06/2021 | Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record. |
| 06/04/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |