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