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Adan Torres-Nieves v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-30221 · judgment November 2, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Did the 9th Circuit significantly depart from its own precedent when it failed to resolve ambiguity in favor of the defendant in its determination of whether the government breached an admittedly ambiguous plea agreement?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ezekiel E. Cortez
Law Offices of Ezekiel E. Cortez

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, March 22, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 03 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
  3. Feb 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2021)