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Martin A. Armstrong v. Securities and Exchange Commission, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-3572, 17-3576 · judgment April 23, 2019
Certiorari denied · March 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the constitutional right to counsel of choice extends to cases where a criminal defendant’s assets are frozen as part of a parallel civil enforcement action.
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Whether the failure to return untainted personal property to a defendant violates the constitutional guarantee of due process.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
George William Hicks Jr.
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- May 04 2020Rehearing DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Apr 15 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
- Apr 03 2020Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Mar 09 2020Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Feb 19 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
- Feb 18 2020Reply of petitioner Martin A. Armstrong filed.
- Feb 03 2020Brief of respondent Tancred Schiavoni, in his Capacity as Temporary Receiver in opposition filed.
- Feb 03 2020Brief of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
- Dec 17 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 3, 2020.
- Dec 16 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2020 to February 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 27 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 2, 2020.
- Nov 26 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2019 to January 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 31 2019Response Requested. (Due December 2, 2019)
- Oct 23 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
- Oct 07 2019Waiver of right of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 19 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2019)
- Jun 28 2019Application (19A8) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until September 20, 2019.
- Jun 27 2019Application (19A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2019 to September 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.