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Francisco Dario Mora v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-10147 · judgment December 29, 2022


Certiorari denied · January 8, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Government may require criminal defendants under 28 U.S.C. § 2461 to forfeit their own property as a substitute for objects they temporarily possessed during a criminal offense but never owned.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey L. Fisher
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Linked docket
23A22

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Dec 13 2023
    Reply of petitioner Francisco Dario Mora filed. (Distributed)
  4. Nov 24 2023
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Oct 20 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 24, 2023.
  6. Oct 19 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2023 to November 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Sep 25 2023
    Response Requested. (Due October 25, 2023)
  8. Sep 18 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
  9. Sep 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
  10. Sep 07 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  11. Aug 16 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023)
  12. Jul 12 2023
    Application (23A22) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 23, 2023.
  13. Jul 06 2023
    Application (23A22) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 23, 2023 to August 23, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.