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Saad Sakkal v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-3880 · judgment February 24, 2022

GVR'd · October 11, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether this Court should grant, vacate, and remand a judgment sustaining the conviction of a physician under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) where the jury was given a scienter instruction that is flatly inconsistent with this Court’s recent decision in Ruan v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2370 (2022). (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lawrence Saul Robbins
Kramer Levin Robbins Russell

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 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 11, 2022 · Summary disposition

Proceedings

  1. Nov 14 2022
    Judgment issued.
    Main Document
  2. Oct 11 2022
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Xiulu Ruan v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
  3. Sep 14 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
  4. Aug 29 2022
    Memorandum for the United States filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Jul 26 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2022)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service