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Monico Dominguez v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 14-10268 · judgment April 7, 2020

GVR'd · June 27, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 13% cert probability (95% interval 8%–19%)

Before the decision, about 3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below.

Question presented

Whether attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, qualifies as a “crime of violence,” meaning that it “has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another,” id. § 924(c)(3)(A).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Christopher Fleming
WilmerHale

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Order
Order list, June 27, 2022 · Summary disposition

Proceedings

  1. Jul 29 2022
    JUDGMENT ISSUED
  2. Jun 27 2022
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Taylor, 596 U. S. ___ (2022).
  3. Jun 22 2022
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Monico Dominguez filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jun 21 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
  5. Jul 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
  6. Jun 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
  7. May 28 2021
    Rescheduled.
  8. May 18 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
  9. May 17 2021
    Reply of petitioner Monico Dominguez filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Apr 30 2021
    Brief of respondent United States filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
  11. Mar 15 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 30, 2021.
  12. Mar 12 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 29, 2021 to April 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  13. Feb 19 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 29, 2021.
  14. Feb 18 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 25, 2021 to March 29, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  15. Jan 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 25, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service