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Blake Fields v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-2012 · judgment September 13, 2021

GVR'd · June 30, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, 21 U.S.C. § 841 note, a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Max D. Stern
Todd & Weld 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 2 conferences

Order
Order list, June 30, 2022 · Summary disposition

Proceedings

  1. Aug 01 2022
    JUDGMENT ISSUED
  2. Jun 30 2022
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Concepcion v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
  3. Jun 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
  4. Mar 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  5. Feb 14 2022
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  6. Jan 06 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2022.
  7. Jan 05 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 14, 2022 to February 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  8. Dec 10 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service