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Jason Jarvis v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-3912 · judgment June 3, 2021

Certiorari denied · January 10, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether non-retroactive changes in federal law can serve as “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael R. Dreeben
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Dec 22 2021
    Reply of petitioner Jason Jarvis filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Dec 08 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Nov 17 2021
    Brief amici curiae of FAMM and NACDL filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Nov 15 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2021.
  7. Nov 12 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  8. Oct 15 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service