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Lamont Benedict Nelson v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-55246 · judgment January 26, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand this case to permit the lower court to consider whether a conviction for Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951 qualifies as a “crime of violence” in light of Borden v. United States, No. __ S. Ct. __, 2021 WL 2367312 (2021)? prefix

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kara Lee Hartzler
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 23 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 2, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendixProof of Service