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Edwar Rodriguez v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-14681-JJ · judgment May 12, 2022


Certiorari denied · January 9, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court’s denial of Rodriguez’ objection to the drug quantity he was held accountable for.

  2. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court’s denial of Rodriguez’ objection to the dangerous weapon enhancement.

  3. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court’s denial of Rodriguez’ request for a departure due to his criminal history being overstated was unsupported by the facts.

  4. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming Rodriguez’ sentence where Rodriguez’ sentence was unreasonable in light of the statutory sentencing factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)-(f) and principles applied by the advisory federal sentencing guidelines.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Jonathon Joffe
Joffe Law

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
22M40

Proceedings

  1. Jan 09 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 14 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
  3. Dec 09 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 05 2022
    Motion (22M40) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
  5. Nov 09 2022
    MOTION (22M40) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
  6. Oct 31 2022
    Motion (22M40) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
  7. Oct 31 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2023)