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John J. Watford v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 21-1361 · judgment August 2, 2021
Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Gleeson
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jan 10 2022Petition DENIED.
- Dec 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
- Dec 22 2021Reply of petitioner John J. Watford filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 21 2021Waiver of the 14-day waiting period to distribute the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 filed.
- Dec 15 2021Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Nov 15 2021Brief amici curiae of American Conservative Union Foundation Nolan Center for Justice and the Cato Institute filed.
- Nov 12 2021Brief amici curiae of FAMM and NACDL filed.
- Nov 10 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2021.
- Nov 09 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 12 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2021)