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Donnie Joe Phillips v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-10268 · judgment March 25, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 18, 2021

Question presented

Whether the“government inducement” element of the entrapment defense can be met through the actions of an unwitting government agent. -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alexis Ivar Nicholas Haller
Law Office of Alexis Haller

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 18, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 18 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 30 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  3. Sep 23 2021
    Reply of petitioner Donnie Joe Phillips filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  4. Sep 15 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
  5. Aug 11 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 15, 2021.
  6. Aug 10 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to September 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Jul 07 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
  8. Jul 02 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2021 to August 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Jun 07 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service