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Esmervi Carone Rodriguez v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-11230 · judgment September 14, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

I. Whether pattern jury instructions approved by the circuit courts carry any independent legal force? II. Whether federal criminal defendants may receive a permissive instruction regarding the spoliation of evidence without showing that the government acted in bad faith when destroying evidence?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kevin Joel Page
Office of the Federal Public Defender

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 12 2021
    Reply of petitioner Esmervi Carone Rodriguez filed. (Distributed)
  3. Jul 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  4. Jul 12 2021
    Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
  5. Jun 04 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 12, 2021.
  6. Jun 03 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 11, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. May 05 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 11, 2021.
  8. May 04 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2021 to June 11, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Apr 12 2021
    Response Requested. (Due May 12, 2021)
  10. Apr 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
  11. Mar 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  12. Mar 12 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2021)