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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: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–10%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Tenth Circuit decision below.
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
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jun 02 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
- Jun 01 2020Reply of petitioner Nathan Duckworth filed. (Distributed)
- May 21 2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- May 15 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2020.
- May 14 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 18, 2020 to May 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 13 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2020)
- Jan 27 2020Application (19A795) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 13, 2020.
- Jan 09 2020Application (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.