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Clinton Williams v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 21-1153 · judgment August 25, 2021

Certiorari denied · February 28, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–13%)

Before the decision, about 1.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

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
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Feb 28 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 09 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
  3. Jan 24 2022
    Memorandum for the United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  4. Dec 21 2021
    Brief amici curiae of FAMM and NACDL filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Dec 17 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 24, 2022.
  6. Dec 15 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Nov 19 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service