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Bobby Lee Ingram v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-11257 · judgment October 14, 2020

GVR'd · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 14% cert probability (95% interval 8%–22%)

Before the decision, about 3.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and an Eleventh Circuit decision below.

Question presented

The question presented here is the same as that presented in Concepcion v. United States, No. 20-1650, on which this Court granted certiorari on September 30, 2021, and heard oral argument on January 19, 2022: Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, a district court must or may consider intervening legal developments. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Catherine Emily Stetson
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Linked docket
21M92

Proceedings

  1. Nov 04 2022
    Judgment issued.
    Main Document
  2. Oct 03 2022
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Concepcion v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
  3. Sep 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  4. Jun 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
  5. Jun 07 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
  6. May 19 2022
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  7. Apr 13 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 20, 2022.
  8. Apr 12 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 20, 2022 to May 20, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Mar 21 2022
    Motion (21M92) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
  10. Mar 02 2022
    MOTION (21M92) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  11. Feb 16 2022
    Motion (21M92) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
  12. Feb 16 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service