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Santos 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.

Docket No.21-1418
Op. Below11th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether, if a physician"s good faith is a complete defense to a prosecution for prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of professional practice 21 U.S.C. " 841(a)(1), as the Supreme Court may hold in Ruan v. United States, an expert may provide incorrect legal opinion testimony that the test is purely objective; and (2) whether, at sentencing, district courts may find relevant conduct that has a wag-the-dog effect on the guidelines calculation by using a mere preponderance-of-evidence standard (as four circuits have held), or whether they must instead apply a clear-and-convincing-evidence standard (as one circuit has held).

Proceedings & orders timeline

Mar 9, 2022
Application (21A504) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 21, 2022 to May 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Mar 15, 2022
Application (21A504) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 20, 2022.
Apr 8, 2022
Application (21A504) to extend further the time from April 20, 2022 to May 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Apr 20, 2022
Application (21A504) denied by Justice Thomas.
Apr 20, 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2022)
Jun 3, 2022
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
Jun 22, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
Jul 14, 2022
Response Requested. (Due August 15, 2022)
Jul 28, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 15, 2022 to September 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 1, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2022.
Sep 14, 2022
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 27, 2022
Reply of petitioner Medardo Queg Santos filed. (Distributed)
Sep 28, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
Oct 17, 2022
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Xiulu Ruan v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
Nov 18, 2022
Judgment issued.

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