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Longoria v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on March 22, 2021.

Docket No.20-5715
Op. Below5th Cir.

Issue

Whether the government, at sentencing, may withhold a motion for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under the United States Sentencing Guideline " 3E1.1(b) " for the defendant who "has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of his own misconduct by timely notifying authorities of his intention to enter a plea of guilty, thereby permitting the government to avoid preparing for trial and permitting the government and the court to allocate their resources efficiently" " on the ground that the defendant proceeded to a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 11, 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2020)
Sep 21, 2020
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Sep 24, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
Oct 5, 2020
Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2020)
Nov 9, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 10, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2020 to February 2, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 25, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2021.
Jan 29, 2021
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Feb 10, 2021
Reply of petitioner Martin Longoria filed. (Distributed)
Feb 18, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
Mar 15, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Mar 22, 2021
Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

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