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John Doe v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-10007 · judgment June 27, 2019
Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Questions presented
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May a district court deny a government’s Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) motion for reduction of sentence based on substantial assistance without first deciding whether the defendant provided substantial assistance?
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After a district court has already imposed a criminal defendant’s original sentence, may it later deny a government’s Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) motion for reduction of sentence, in whole or in part, based on the same 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors that it used to determine the defendant’s original sentence?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William B. Mateja
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Jan 13 2020Petition DENIED.
- Dec 18 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
- Dec 05 2019Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 25 2019Motion (19M66) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
- Nov 06 2019MOTION (19M66) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
- Oct 25 2019Motion (19M66) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
- Oct 25 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2019)
- Sep 12 2019Application (19A287) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 25, 2019.
- Sep 10 2019Application (19A287) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 25, 2019 to November 24, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.