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United States v. Justin Eugene Taylor
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-7616 · judgment October 14, 2020
Before the decision, about 8.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A)'s definition of "crime of violence" excludes attempted Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edwin Smiley Kneedler
D.O.J.
For respondent
Frances Hemsley Pratt
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
5 merits
(5 respondent)
Argument & decision
Argued December 7, 2021 — Rebecca Taibleson · Michael R. Dreeben. Audio and transcript
Decided June 21, 2022. Opinion by Gorsuch.
Proceedings
- Jun 30 2023Record has been returned.
- Jul 25 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED
- Jun 21 2022Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions.
- Dec 07 2021Argued. For petitioner: Rebecca Taibleson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C.
- Nov 22 2021Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 29 2021CIRCULATED
- Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of John Pangelinan filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 29 2021Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 27 2021Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 22 2021Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor filed.
- Oct 04 2021Record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia is electronic and located on Pacer. Some transcripts and Sealed documents has been received (One Envelope)
- Sep 27 2021Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
- Sep 20 2021SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
- Sep 07 2021Brief of petitioner United States filed.
- Aug 23 2021Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
- Jul 21 2021Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 7, 20201. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 22, 2021.
- Jul 19 2021Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States.
- Jul 19 2021Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
- Jul 02 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jul 02 2021Petition GRANTED.
- Jul 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
- Jun 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
- Jun 07 2021Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
- May 21 2021Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor in opposition filed.
- May 21 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Justin Eugene Taylor.
- May 03 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2021.
- Apr 30 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 17, 2021 to May 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 14 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2021)