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Ranito Allen v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-5782 · judgment June 23, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether an offense that can be committed through omission or inaction can “ha[ve] as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another” such that it qualifies as a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amanda Kelly Rice
Jones Day
For respondent
Sarah M. Harris
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Linked docket
23A529
Order
Order list, March 31, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 31 2025Petition DENIED.
- Mar 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
- Jun 04 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
- Jun 04 2024Reply of petitioner Ranito Allen filed. (Distributed)
- May 29 2024Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
- May 28 2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 11 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 28, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
- Apr 10 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 26, 2024 to May 27, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 21 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 26, 2024.
- Mar 20 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2024 to April 26, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 22 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2024)
- Dec 12 2023Application (23A529) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 22, 2024.
- Dec 08 2023Application (23A529) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 24, 2023 to February 22, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.