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Miladis Salgado v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-10312-C · judgment July 8, 2019
Certiorari denied · April 6, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 3% 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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When does a civil forfeiture claimant “substantially prevail” under 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)?
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In civil forfeiture lawsuits where a district court has ordered the United States to return the seized money and the lawsuit will never be refiled, is it an abuse of discretion for the dismissal to be without prejudice?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Justin Marc Pearson
lnstitute for Justice
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Apr 06 2020Petition DENIED.
- Mar 18 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
- Mar 16 2020Reply of petitioner Miladis Salgado filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 28 2020Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
- Feb 19 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 28, 2020.
- Feb 18 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to February 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 15 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2020.
- Jan 14 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to February 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 23 2019Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
- Dec 20 2019Response Requested. (Due January 21, 2020)
- Dec 18 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
- Dec 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed.
- Dec 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Practicing Attorneys filed.
- Dec 05 2019Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Nov 26 2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Miladis Salgado.
- Nov 19 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)
- Sep 25 2019Application (19A321) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 21, 2019.
- Sep 17 2019Application (19A321) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2019 to November 21, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.