Reyes-Romero v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on May 17, 2021.
Issue
Whether, when a district court considers awarding attorney"s fees and costs to a prevailing criminal defendant, the Hyde Amendment inquiry into whether "the position of the United States was vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith" encompass actions of non-prosecutor government employees underlying the criminal case.
Nov 20, 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)Dec 20, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 28, 2020 to January 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 22, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2021.
Jan 7, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2021 to February 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 11, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 26, 2021.
Feb 12, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 26, 2021 to March 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 16, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 26, 2021.
Mar 22, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2021 to April 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Mar 23, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 23, 2021.
Apr 5, 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Apr 20, 2021Reply of petitioner Mario Nelson Reyes-Romero filed. (Distributed)Apr 21, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
May 17, 2021Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Reyes-Romero v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/reyes-romero-v-united-states/