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Michael Lawrence Williams v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-10693 · judgment January 11, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 18, 2021

Question presented

I. Whether a district court’s denial of a motion for relief from under Section 404 of the First Step Act is subject to substantive reasonableness review?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Adam Ryan Nicholson
Office of the Federal Public Defender

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 18 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 30 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  3. Sep 15 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
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  4. Aug 04 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 15, 2021.
  5. Aug 03 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to September 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  6. Jul 08 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
  7. Jul 07 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2021 to August 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  8. Jun 10 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2021)
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