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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
Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Second Circuit decision below, and a petition citing one or two dissents.
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
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Linked docket
19A8
Orders
Order list, March 9, 2020 · Certiorari denied
Order list, May 4, 2020 · Rehearing denied
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.