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Nathaniel Rimpson, III, Charles Scott, and Carl Buggs v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 20-3467, 20-3468, 20-3535 · judgment September 22, 2021

Certiorari denied · February 22, 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

Proceedings

Feb 22 2022
Petition DENIED.
Jan 19 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Jan 11 2022
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 16 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2022)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service