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Wilmar Rene Duran-Gomez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-20147 · judgment December 23, 2020
Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Question presented
Whether, under the balancing test in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972), prosecutors may prevent attachment of a defendant’s Sixth Amendment speedytrial right by effecting a pretextual arrest for an unre lated civil immigration offense and delaying indictment while they continue their criminal investigation.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Cullen Oakes Macbeth
Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Linked docket
20M83
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Sep 15 2021Reply of petitioner Wilmar Rene Duran-Gomez filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 26 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Aug 06 2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Jun 29 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 6, 2021.
- Jun 28 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 6, 2021 to August 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 01 2021Motion (20M83) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
- May 27 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 6, 2021.
- May 26 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2021 to July 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 11 2021MOTION (20M83) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
- May 06 2021Motion (20M83) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
- May 03 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2021)