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Kapoor v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 13, 1922.

Docket No.21-994
Op. Below1st Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether a non-physician may be convicted of conspiring with a physician to prescribe controlled substances outside the course of professional practice under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) without regard to the non-physician"s understanding that the physician believed their prescribing to be within the usual course of professional practice; and (2) whether a federal court must grant a motion for judgment of acquittal when, after construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government and considering both exculpatory and inculpatory inferences, the evidence of guilt and innocence is in equipoise.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 10, 2021
Application (21A151) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 23, 2021 to January 10, 2022, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Nov 15, 2021
Application (21A151) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until January 10, 2022.
Jan 10, 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
Feb 1, 2022
Motion of United States for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (February 02, 2022 - Corrected motion to be filed)
Feb 3, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 14, 2022 to March 16, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 4, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 16, 2022.
Mar 10, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 16, 2022 to April 15, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 11, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 15, 2022.
Apr 4, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2022 to April 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 5, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 29, 2022.
Apr 29, 2022
Brief of respondents United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
May 13, 2022
Reply of petitioner John Kapoor filed. (Distributed)
May 17, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
Jun 6, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
Jun 13, 2022
Petition DENIED.

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