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Nathan Duckworth v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 18-3201 · judgment October 17, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 22, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 4%–14%)

Before the decision, about 2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing three to ten dissents, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

Whether the government is required to show a substantial connection between money it has seized and an intended violation of the Controlled Substances Act, to obtain civil asset forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6)? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green
Green Lauerman Chartered P.L.L.C.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A795

Order
Order list, June 22, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jun 22 2020
Petition DENIED.
Jun 02 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
Jun 01 2020
Reply of petitioner Nathan Duckworth filed. (Distributed)
May 21 2020
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 15 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2020.
May 14 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 18, 2020 to May 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 13 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2020)
Jan 27 2020
Application (19A795) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 13, 2020.
Jan 09 2020
Application (19A795) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 11, 2020 to April 11, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
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