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