Couch v. United States
Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit for further consideration in light of Ruan v. United States.
Issue
(1) Whether the trial court erred by conflating the valid defense of a crime as an element of that crime in its instruction to the jury regarding a physician alleged to have violated 21 U.S.C. § 841(a); and (2) whether the trial court erred by not explaining or adequately defining "good faith" in its instructions to the jury regarding a Controlled Substances Act case involving a physician.
Apr 5, 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2021)May 27, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2021 to July 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
May 28, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2021.
Jul 7, 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDEDJul 21, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Aug 31, 2021Reply of petitioner John Patrick Couch filed. (Distributed)Oct 4, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 12, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
Oct 25, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Nov 1, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
Jun 29, 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
Jun 30, 2022Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Xiulu Ruan v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
Aug 1, 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED
Recommended Citation: Couch v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/couch-v-united-states/