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Jonathan Jerome Hills v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-50354 · judgment January 29, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether differences in procedural opportunity arising from the fact that a defendant is statutorily eligible for relief under the First Step Act, such as the ability to offer evidence of postsentencing rehabilitation in support of a reduced sentence, create the sort of “unwarranted” sentence disparities that a district court must seek to avoid under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gia Kim
Federal Public Defenders

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 01 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Jun 11 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)