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Dawn Nguyen v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-1897 · judgment October 10, 2017


Certiorari denied · March 5, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether, in light of this Court’s holdings in Burrage v. United States, 571 U.S. ___, 134 S.Ct. 881 (2014) and Volkman v. United States, 571 U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 13 (2014) (enhanced sentences arising from death or serious injury resulting from an offense) it was permissible for the District Court to impose upon the Petitioner a sentence enhanced fourfold from the maximum United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines range by deciding that, two and one-half years after the fact, death or serious injury had “resulted” from her “straw purchase” of firearms.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John M. Regan Jr.
Law office of John M. Regan, Jr.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Apr 23 2018
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Apr 16 2018
    Supplemental Letter of Dawn Nguyen not accepted for filing. (May 11, 2018)
  3. Apr 04 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
  4. Mar 30 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  5. Mar 05 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  6. Feb 14 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
  7. Feb 05 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  8. Jan 24 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2018)