Hankins v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018.
Issue
Whether, where a victim entitled to restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 neither accepts restitution nor assigns it to the Crime Victims Fund, the district court may nonetheless order the defendant to pay restitution to the Crime Victims Fund, despite the absence of statutory authority for such an order.
Aug 14, 2017Application (17A185) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2017 to October 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Aug 17, 2017Application (17A185) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 5, 2017.
Oct 5, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2017)Nov 3, 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2017.
Dec 6, 2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Dec 20, 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Dec 20, 2017Reply of petitioner Ann Hankins filed. (Distributed)Jan 8, 2018Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Hankins v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/hankins-v-united-states/