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Tremayne T. Dozier v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 18-3447 · judgment February 4, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) imposes sentencing enhancements based on an offender’s prior felony convictions. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). A “felony” is defined, for purposes of the CSA, as “[a]n offense that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of the United States or of a State.” Id. § 802(44). The question presented is whether an offense is “punishable by imprisonment for more than one year” when the maximum term permitted by the applicable statutory sentencing scheme at the time of conviction is one year or less.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew S. Hellman
Jenner & Block LLP

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 11 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Dec 23 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  3. Dec 23 2020
    Reply of petitioner Tremayne T. Dozier filed. (Distributed)
  4. Dec 03 2020
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Dec 01 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 3, 2020.
  6. Nov 30 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2020 to December 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Oct 26 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 2, 2020.
  8. Oct 23 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 9, 2020 to December 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Sep 25 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2020.
  10. Sep 24 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2020 to November 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Sep 04 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 8, 2020.
  12. Sep 03 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 8, 2020 to October 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Aug 03 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 8, 2020)