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Wuilson Estuardo Lemus Castillo v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 17-10830 · judgment August 14, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 25% cert probability (95% interval 17%–36%)

Before the decision, about 6.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Whether a criminal defendant convicted of violating the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, 46 U.S.C. § 70501 et seq., and subject to a mandatory minimum sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 960, is eligible for relief from that mandatory minimum under the statutory “safety valve” of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Adam G. Unikowsky
Jenner & Block LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jan 07 2019
Petition DENIED.
Dec 28 2018
Letter of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 28 2018
Letter From Petitioner of Wuilson Estuardo Lemus Castillo not accepted for filing. (January 02, 2019 - to be re-submitted as a supplemental brief)
Dec 28 2018
Supplemental brief of petitioner Wuilson Estuardo Lemus Castillo filed. (Distributed)(1/2/2019)
Dec 05 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Dec 03 2018
Reply of petitioner Wuilson Estuardo Lemus Castillo filed.
Nov 21 2018
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Oct 17 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 21, 2018.
Oct 16 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2018 to November 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 21 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2018)